New Delhi: India and China on Thursday agreed to hold the 14th round of military talks at an early date to achieve the objective of complete disengagement in remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.

At a virtual meeting of the working mechanism for consultation and coordination on border affairs, the two sides had “candid and in-depth” discussions on the situation and reviewed the developments since the last military talks on October 10, according to the ministry of external affairs.

Apart from agreeing to hold the next round of military talks, there were no signs of any major outcome from the meeting. The MEA said the two sides agreed on the need to find an early resolution to the remaining issues while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols so as to restore peace and tranquillity.

In a statement, the MEA said it was also agreed that both sides should continue to ensure a stable ground situation and avoid any untoward incident.

“It was agreed that both sides should hold the next (14th) round of the senior commanders’ meeting at an early date to achieve the objective of complete disengagement from all the friction points along the LAC in the western sector in accordance with the existing bilateral agreements and protocols,” it said.

The eastern Ladakh is officially referred to as western sector.

In its statement, the MEA also referred to the “agreement” between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during their meeting in September in Dushanbe that the military and diplomatic officials of the two sides should continue discussions to resolve the remaining issues in eastern Ladakh.

“Accordingly, the two sides had candid and in-depth discussions on the situation along the LAC in western sector of India-China border areas and also reviewed the developments since the last meeting of the senior commanders of both sides which was held on October 10,” it said.