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By P.S. Suryanarayana
SINGAPORE, MARCH 30. India and China today held high-level talks in Beijing on their border dispute under the framework of the Joint Working Group [JWG]. The parleys will continue tomorrow. The Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister, Wu Dawei, and the Indian Foreign Secretary, Shyam Saran, co-chaired the current 15th round of the JWG talks. The Indian Ambassador to China, Nalin Surie, was among the top officials taking part. While neither side disclosed the specifics of today's parleys, the timing of the round was considered significant in view of the Chinese Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao's prospective visit to India in about 10 days from now.
Wen Jiabao to visit India
As officially indicated, ahead of Mr. Shyam Saran's current visit to Beijing, his discussions with the Chinese leaders, outside the framework of the latest JWG round, are aimed at setting the stage for Mr. Wen's tour of India next month. A key issue in this category, as spelt out by India, is the discussion on "political parameters and guiding principles for the settlement of the boundary question." Talks on "measures to strengthen the constructive and cooperative partnership," too, forms part of India's check-list for preparations for Mr. Wen's visit to India. Mr. Wen, too, has identified the border issue among the subjects on his political agenda for his prospective visit to India. Mr. Shyam Saran today called on the Chinese State Councillor, Tang Jiaxuan, in this context and is expected to meet the Chinese Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing, tomorrow. The JWG, which held its 14th round of talks in New Delhi in November 2002, is mandated to discuss the boundary question. The related issues that the JWG covers include the "clarification and confirmation of the Line of Actual Control" along the disputed border. The question of "confidence building measures," too, forms part of the mandate for the JWG parleys. The agreed mandate of the Special Representatives of the two countries, who have so far held four rounds of negotiations, is to "explore the framework of a boundary settlement" by looking at the issues from "a political perspective of the overall bilateral relationship."
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