10th round of Indo-Sino boundary talks
20 April, 2007 (FIDSNS)
India and China today began another round of high-level negotiations on the vexed issue that has been nagging the relations for decades.The Indian cabinet committee on security (CCS) on Thursday cleared the agenda for the two-day India-China talks starting today.
Special Representatives of the two countries — National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo — held brief discussions here on the first day of the 10th round of talks between them. The ten-member Chinese delegation, led by Vice Minister Forgein Affairs Dai Bingguo, includes the Chinese Ambassador to India. The Indian side will comprise higher officials from External Affairs Ministry and the Indian Ambassador in China.
Detailed talks between them will be held in the holiday resort of Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in Tamil Nadu tomorrow. The delegates will be arriving in Coimbatore by flight and flying to Coonoor by helicopter. Also included in the itinerary is a sight-seeing trip to Coonoor and Ooty.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made to prevent any untoward incidents in view of the meet. They have also intensified vigil on Tibetan refugees living in the area who might stage protest against the visit of the Chinese.
The nine rounds of high-level negotiations, that began in 2003, have made progress and the two sides are now discussing issues related to demarcation of the border.
This round of negotiations takes place three months after the last meeting of the special representatives here indicating speeding up of efforts to resolve the boundary dispute. The two special representatives last met in New Delhi in January 2007.
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