Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 16: A ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) on the occasion of Indian Independence Day was held yesterday at Indian BPM huts at Chushul-Moldo and DBO-TWD meeting points of Eastern Ladakh.
The Indian delegations were led by Brigadier V K Purohit and Colonel Anil Kumar Sharma respectively and Chinese delegations by Senior Colonel Wang Jun Xian and Lieutenant Colonel Li Ming Ju respectively.
The ceremonial BPM was marked by saluting the national flag of India by both the delegation members. This was followed by the ceremonial address by both delegation leaders which included exchange of greetings and vote of thanks and reflected the mutual desire of maintaining and improving relations at functional level at the border. Thereafter, a cultural programme showcasing vibrant Indian culture and traditional grandeur was organized.
“Both the delegations interacted in a free, congenial and cordial environment. The delegations parted amidst feeling of friendship and commitment towards enhancing the existing cordial relations and maintaining peace along the LAC. Both sides also sought to build on the mutual feeling to uphold the treaties and agreements signed between the Governments of the two sides to maintain peace and tranquility along the LAC,” official sources said.
Meanwhile, India and Pakistan Army officials also exchanged sweets at Sarla battalion area on the Line of Control (LoC) yesterday to mark India’s Independence Day.
The function lasted about 40 minutes, sources said.
The BSF and Rangers also exchanged sweets and greetings on India’s Independence Day yesterday at Octroi Post in Suchetgarh sector of RS Pura tehsil along the International Border (IB).
Reports of sweets exchange between India and Pakistan were also reported from some other points on the LoC and IB.
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