Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Tuesday that the
China-India border area has remained peaceful and stable, and he
believes the two peoples have the wisdom and capability to find a
proper solution to the boundary issue left over by history.
The boundary issue was imposed by the Western colonists on the
Chinese people and Indian people when they were not masters of
their countries, Li told a press conference on the sidelines of the
ongoing annual session of the Tenth National People's Congress
(NPC), China's top legislature.
"I believe the Chinese people and Indian people, who have won
the struggle for national liberation, have enough wisdom and
capability to find a proper solution to the issue left over by
history," he said.
The envoys appointed by Chinese and Indian prime ministers have
already held nine meetings and reached agreement on guiding
political principles for resolving the boundary issue. They also
held useful discussions on the framework to settle this issue.
"The border area will continue to remain peaceful and stable,"
the foreign minister said.
Guided by the China-India Joint Declaration, the strategic
partnership of the two countries has been moving forward in an
all-round way, which has also created a favorable condition for the
settlement of the boundary issue.
"I believe as long as the two sides bear in mind the overall
situation of China-India friendship and act in the spirit of peace
and friendship, consultation on equal footing, mutual respect and
understanding, we will be able to find a proper solution to this
issue acceptable to both countries," he said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2007)