Describing the boundary question with China as a "complex issue", prime minister Manmohan Singh today said it cannot be "wished away" and both sides have an obligation to maintain peace and tranquility pending a solution.
A day after he met his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao here on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits and talked about the border row, Singh said foreign ministers of the two countries would discuss the problem in detail when they meet in Bangalore on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference before winding up his two-day visit here, the Prime Minister said he had discussed with Wen all issues, including the boundary question, problems concerning common rivers and matters related to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
"All issues were discussed," he said about his meeting with Wen in the backdrop of war of words over Arunachal Pradesh and some other issues like the Dalai Lama's proposed visit to the state.
"Boundary problem is a complex issue and cannot be wished away," Singh said, adding "pending solution of the boundary question, both countries have an obligation to maintain peace and tranquility along the borders."
