This undated photo shows Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, speaking at a press briefing in Beijing. (PHOTO / MOD.GOV.CN)

BEIJING - China and India agreed to stop sending more troops to the border front lines at a high-level military talk on Monday.

The Chinese and Indian armed forces issued a joint media release late Tuesday after holding a sixth round of military commander talks on Monday at the border personnel meeting point in Moldo.

According to the statement, the two sides candidly discussed stabilizing the situation in the area of the line of actual control (LAC) between China and India, and agreed to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries

According to the statement, the two sides candidly discussed stabilizing the situation in the area of the line of actual control (LAC) between China and India, and agreed to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries.

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The two sides also agreed to hold the seventh round of military commander talks as soon as possible and take pragmatic measures to properly handle local problems and maintain peace in the border area.

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With inputs from Xinhua