China, India military officials meet on border issue

China and India will maintain dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels, and jointly resolve issues while maintaining peace and stability in the border regions, the Ministry of National Defense said on Sunday.

On Friday, military officials from both countries held the 8th round of the China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting in Chushul. Both sides held a similar meeting on Oct 12.

"The two sides had a candid, in-depth and constructive exchange of views on disengagement along the Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector of the China-India border areas," the ministry said.

Both sides agreed to earnestly fulfill the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and ensure their frontline troops will exercise restraint and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation.

Moreover, both countries agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels, and to push for settlement of other issues to jointly maintain peace and stability in the border areas.

Both sides agreed to hold another meeting in the near future.