Representatives from China and India are in Beijing for another round of border issue discussions.

 

　　It is the 16th talk of its kind and the first after the Chinese leadership change in March.

 

　　Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi leads the Chinese delegation.

 

　　"President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have held talks on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit this March. And not long ago, Premier Li Keqiang paid a visit to India. All this are believed to have injected new momentum to our bilateral ties."

 

　　Visiting India's National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon said he hoped the latest round of border talks would allow the neighbors to resolve past disputes.

 

　　"To build on the historic visit that you paid to India, which has given our relationship a new set of possibilities and opportunities, so we are looking forward on the course of today or tomorrow to build on those possibilities and to realise the full potential of India-China relations."

 

　　The latest talks come in the aftermath of a recent military stand-off between Chinese and Indian troops on the Himalaya border, which ended with both sides pulling back.

 

　　In previous talks, the two sides had signed a political guideline to the border issue.

 

　　And during the on-going meeting both sides will try to work out a framework, which will lead to a demarcation of the boundaries.

 

　　Reports say no major agreements are likely before the new Indian leadership change after the upcoming election next May.