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 India, Chinese army hold Border Personnel Meeting in Arunachal Pradesh

India, Chinese army hold Border Personnel Meeting in Arunachal Pradesh

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 15 Aug 2018, 06:20 pm

Guwahati, Aug 15 (IBNS): A Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) between Indian Army and Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) troops was held in Arunachal Pradesh’s Bumla on Wednesday on the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day.

In last 28 years, the Border Personnel Meeting mechanism has evolved into a vital platform for resolving local issues and fostering mutual confidence with a view to enhance peace and tranquillity in the sector.

Tezpur based Defence PRO Harsh Wardhan said that, the delegation team of Indian Army was led by Brig MP Singh, YSM, SM Commander of Tawang Brigade and senior Colonel Wu Guo Hua from Chinese side.

Bumla, located above 15,134 feet from sea level and 42 km north of Tawang town, is one of the five designated BPM venues between Indian and Chinese troops.

The joint celebrations on Indian Independence Day started as a step towards enhancing bonhomie and cooperation between the two Asian giants.

The Border Personnel Meeting was marked by unfurling the National flags of India and China followed by formal address by the both delegation leaders.

The proceedings reflected a mutual desire of maintaining and improving relations along the sensitive Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Both delegations interacted with each other in a congenial and cordial environment.

The delegations parted amidst feeling of friendship and commitment towards further enhancing mutual trust friendship and maintaining peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)

 

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