BEIJING,March7,2012: India and China on Tuesday agreed to call emergency meetings or hold video conferences whenever there are reports of disturbances on the border. Chinese foreign minister Yang Jeichi went a step ahead and said there was "continued and sound growth" in the relationship between the two countries. The decision was taken at the first meeting of the newly formed Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs in Beijing. Speaking at a press conference, Yang said both China and India needed to "do the specifics well" in implementing the agreements relating to border disputes. In the meeting attended by Gautam Bambawale, joint secretary (east Asia), it was also decided to explore additional routes for Indian pilgrims visiting Kailash Mansarovar. Another decision involved taking "additional confidence-building measures", the Indian embassy said in a press release.
