China's Ministry of National Defense issued a statement (September 9) in Chengdu, Sichuan
captioned "The front-line troops of China and India in Jianandaban have begun to disengage in
a planned manner". The statement said: "On September 8, according to the consensus reached
in the 16th round of commander-level talks between China and India, the front-line troops of
the Chinese and Indian troops in Jianan Daban began to disengage in a planned manner. This
is conducive to maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas".
ii) Separately, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defence (MND) said
(September 8): "At present, the situation in the border areas between China and India remains
generally stable. The communication between the two sides through military and diplomatic
channels has never been interrupted. During this round of military commander-level talks, the
two sides discussed in a constructive and forward-looking manner. They reached following
four points of consensus:
First, adhere to political leadership and earnestly implement the important consensus reached
by the leaders of the two countries; second, focus on grasping the overall situation and
promoting the relationship between the two countries towards achieving recovery; third, to
effectively manage and control differences, maintain security and stability in the border areas
till the problem is fully resolved; and fourth, is to maintain communication and dialogue to
reach a solution acceptable to both sides as soon as possible".
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