*New Delhi:* India and China on Saturday agreed that it is important tomaintain peace and tranquillity in the border areaslinkandstressed on approaching the boundary issue from the strategic perspectiveof bilateral ties.

During talks between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and ChineseForeign Minister Wang Yi on the decades-old Sino-India boundary issue underthe framework of Special Representatives dialogue, the two sides alsoresolved to intensify efforts to achieve fair, reasonable and mutuallyacceptable solution to boundary question, Press Trust of India has reported.

The Ministry of External Affairs said the talks were constructive withfocus on taking forward bilateral developmental partnership.

There was consensus that both sides should respect each other’ssensitivities and concerns, the MEA said in a statement.

Both sides agreed that it is important to maintain peace and tranquillityin the border areas and underlined the importance of approaching theboundary issue from strategic perspective of India-China ties, it said.

The two sides agreed that early settlement of boundary issue servesfundamental interests of both countries, the MEA said.

Wang arrived here on Friday night for the talks.

Officials said various dimensions of the boundary issue were discussed atthe talks while both sides resolved to maintain peace and tranquillityalong the around 3,500-km border.

It is the first high-level visit from China to India after Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held the second informalsummit in Mamallapuram in October as well as after New Delhi pulled out ofthe proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Doval and Wang are the designated Special Representatives of the twocountries for the boundary talks.