Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has said India would like to ''depend on the friendship and understanding'' with China to resolve the boundary issue . Reacting to Ambassador Sunyuxi's remark that Arunachal Pradesh was a disputed area, he said,
''After the meeting we would first like to depend on the friendship and understanding to solve such issue.'' Mr Patil, said security measures in the area were adequate. ''Our forces are strong enough to take care of all these
things,'' he added. Top military officials briefed Mr Patil and special secretary (internal security) Anil Chaudhury for almost an hour on the security situation.

Mr Patil, who concluded a four-day visit to Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh recently said that the Centre was in favour of a mechanicism to ensure that problems do not ''escalate''. ''We have told the police and district officials to talk. If needed Home Ministers should also talk so that problems of inter-state border disputes do not esclate,'' he informed Mr Patil, during his visit to the border state of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, said the Chief Ministers informed that law and order situation was good and peaceful. However, they suggested that the police machinery should be strengthened to meet future
challenges. The two state goverments were also in favour of starting border trade with adjoining countries and the Centre would 'look into issue', the Home Minister said.

Mr Patil along with state Chief Minister Gegong Apang, Chief Secretary Ashok Kumar director general of Police, ITBP, BSF, army core commanders, NEC and tourism secretaries visited Twang . The Union Home Minister announced Rs 10 lakh for maintenance and renovation of Twang Monastery school and Museum. He later placed wreaths at a war memorial to soldiers, who died during the Chinese invasion on 1962.


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