NEW DELHI (PTI): India and China will hold discussions on a proposed border pact to avoid any flare up between the two armies during Indian Defence Minister A K Antony's visit to Beijing early next month.
He is scheduled to visit China in the first week of July and hold discussions on the proposed pact and ways to avoid situations such as the stand-off between the two armies in Daulat Beg Oldi sector in Ladakh in April, ministry officials said here.
The Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) was formally proposed by the Chinese side during the Defence Secretary-level talks between the two countries in March but India had decided to go slow and sought time to consider it.
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