GUWAHATI: Against the backdrop of purported incursions by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China in Arunachal’s Anjaw district last month, a ceremonial border personnel meeting (BPM) was held on the occasion of 67th Chinese National Day at Bumla near the India-China border town of Tawang on Saturday.

According to defence sources, the Indian delegation was led by Brigadier MP Singh, Commander of Tawang Brigade, while Colonel Yao Shi Chen represented the Chinese side. The meeting was hosted by the PLA.

he sources said the BPM was inaugurated by unfurling the national flags of India and China and with the playing of the national anthem of both countries. It was followed by the formal address by the leaders of both sides.

“The proceedings reflected a mutual desire of maintaining and improving relations on the border. Both delegations interacted with each other in a congenial and cordial environment and expressed a commitment towards continued friendship, enhancing the existing cordial relations and maintaining peace along the Line of Actual Control,” defence spokesman Lt Col Sombit Ghosh told Express.