Both the countries signed an agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China Border Areas in 1993 and a second agreement on Confidence Building Measures in the Military Field along the LAC in the India-China Border areas in 1996. These two agreements provide an institutional framework for the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas. Both sides have also agreed to expedite the process of LAC clarifications within the existing mechanisms.

        This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Shri KP Singh Deo in Lok Sabha today.