China, India agree to actively prepare for new round of military talks

China and India on Friday agreed to actively prepare for the 12th round of corps commander-level talks and continue working towards further de-escalation at the border.

The consensus was reached at the 22nd meeting of working mechanism for consultation and coordination on China-India border affairs, which was co-chaired by Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Hong Liang and Additional Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Naveen Srivastava.