China and India have agreed to avoid escalation at the border and to observe the existing agreements on the issue, the top diplomats of the two countries said in a joint statement following talks in Moscow, TASS reports.
"The two Ministers agreed that both sides shall abide by all the existing agreements and protocol on China-India boundary affairs, maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas and avoid any action that could escalate matters," the statement says.
According to the communique, "both sides should take guidance from the series of consensus of the leaders on developing India-China relations, including not allowing differences to become disputes."
"The two Foreign Ministers agreed that the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side," the document says. "Sides should continue their dialogue."
"The Ministers agreed that as the situation eases, the two sides should expedite work to conclude new Confidence Building Measures to maintain and enhance peace and tranquility in the border areas," it says.
