'China willing to solve boundary issue on basis of equality'

Beijing: China is willing to solve the boundary issue with India on the basis of equality and consultation with mutual understanding and concessions.

This was stated by the Chief of Staff of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Liang Guanglie, during his meeting with National Security Advisor M K Narayanan, who is also India's Special Representative on the Sino-India boundary issue, in New Delhi, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Liang said the PLA was also ready to build confidence measures with the Indian army at the military areas along the Line of Actual Control, and continue keeping peace and tranquillity along the border.

The PLA chief, who also called on the Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, was told by Mukherjee that friendly atmosphere built by the two sides was helpful to the solution of border problems left over by history, Xinhua said.

Mukerjee said Liang's visit was another important high-level contact between the two countries after the official visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to India in April. He said Liang's visit itself proved the closeness of bilateral relationship.

The consensus concerning peace, stability and mutual prosperity is conducive to the further contacts of the two countries, he said, Xinhua reported.