India and China have agreed to "maintain stability on the ground", while working towards a mutually acceptable solution to resolve the dispute at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian Defence Ministry said on March 12, a day after the two countries held the 15th round of military-level talks.

The Corps Commander-level meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border on the Indian side, nearly two months after the last round of talks took place. While both the countries will hold further talks to resolve the row in eastern Ladakh, it was decided to maintain the stable position in the western sector.

The two sides "agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in the western sector in the interim. They agreed to maintain dialogue via military and diplomatic channels to reach a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest", the statement said.

Both, India and China, reaffirmed that such a resolution would help restore peace and tranquility along the LAC in the western sector and facilitate progress in bilateral relations, it added.

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