Embassy of India

Hungary and Bosnia & Herzegovina

Conversation between Special Representatives of India and China

on recent developments on the India-China border areas

July 06, 2020

1. The Special Representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question - Shri Ajit Doval,

National Security Advisor of India and H.E. Mr. Wang Yi, State Councillor and Minister of Foreign

Affairs of China had a telephone conversation on 5th July 2020. The two Special Representatives

had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on the recent developments in the Western Sector of

the India-China border areas.

2. The two Special Representatives agreed that both sides should take guidance from the consensus

of the leaders that maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the India-China border areas was

essential for the further development of our bilateral relations and that two sides should not allow

differences to become disputes. Therefore, they agreed that it was necessary to ensure at the

earliest complete disengagement of the troops along the LAC and de-escalation from India-China

border areas for full restoration of peace and tranquillity. In this regard they further agreed that

both sides should complete the ongoing disengagement process along the LAC expeditiously. The

two sides should also ensure a phased and stepwise de-escalation in the India-China border

areas. They re-affirmed that both sides should strictly respect and observe the line of actual

control and should not take any unilateral action to alter the status quo and work together to

avoid any incident in the future that could disturb peace and tranquillity in border areas.

3. The two Special Representatives agreed that the diplomatic and military officials of the two sides

should continue their discussions, including under the framework of the Working Mechanism for

Consultation and Coordination on India-China border affairs (WMCC), and implement the

understandings reached in a timely manner to achieve the above outcomes. It was also agreed

that the two Special Representatives will continue their conversations to ensure full and enduring

restoration of peace and tranquillity in the India-China border areas in accordance with the

bilateral agreements and protocols.