New Delhi, May 29 -- India and China reviewed situation in the border areas and expressed satisfaction with the progress in maintaining peace along the frontier during a meeting of a key border mechanism. The 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), which played a key role in addressing tensions during the military standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC),was held in Beijing on Wednesday. A readout from the external affairs ministry described the discussions as "constructive and forward looking", and said the two sides reviewed the situation in the border areas. "They expressed satisfaction with the progress made in maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas, which has enabled progress towards gradual normalisation of bilateral relations," the readout said. Skirmishes between Indian and Chinese border forces in Ladakh sector of the LAC in April 2020 triggered a military standoff that took bilateral relations to their lowest point since the 1962 border war. The two sides reached an understanding on withdrawing frontline troops from all friction points in October 2024, following which New Delhi and Beijing have taken several steps to normalise relations....