India, China reaffirm importance of maintaining peace along border during Foreign Secretary’s Beijing visit

India and China have reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri concluded a two-day visit to Beijing aimed at carrying forward efforts to stabilise bilateral ties. The Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday that Misri held wide-ranging discussions with senior Chinese leaders on the full spectrum of India-China relations, including trade, cultural ties, people-to-people exchanges and political engagement. During his meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Hua Chunying, the two sides “reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations” and discussed ways to advance the understanding reached…