Eastern Ladakh border row: India, China keep in-person diplomatic talks in New Delhi

By PTI

NEW DELHI: India and China on Wednesday held in-person diplomatic talks proper right here and talked about proposals for disengagement inside the remaining friction elements alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in japanese Ladakh in a “frank and open manner.”

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) acknowledged both sides agreed to hold the nineteenth spherical of high-level military talks at an early date to achieve the goal of restoration of peace and tranquillity inside the border areas.

The meeting occurred beneath the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC).

The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-year confrontation in certain friction elements in japanese Ladakh similtaneously the two sides achieved disengagement from quite a lot of areas following in depth diplomatic and military talks.

“The two sides reviewed the situation along the LAC in the Western Sector of India-China border areas and discussed proposals for disengagement in remaining areas in a frank and open manner,” it acknowledged.

“Restoration of peace and tranquillity will create conditions for normalising bilateral relations,” the MEA acknowledged.

“In order to achieve this objective, in accordance with existing bilateral agreements and protocols, they agreed to hold the next (19th) round of Senior Commander’s meeting at an early date,” it acknowledged in an announcement.

The MEA acknowledged the two sides agreed to proceed discussions by way of military and diplomatic channels. It was the twenty seventh meeting of the WMCC. The earlier WMCC meeting was held in Beijing on February 22.

The Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs led the Indian delegation. The Chinese side was led by the Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The 18th spherical of high-level military talks between the two sides had been held on April 23 all through which they agreed to stay in shut contact and work out a mutually acceptable reply to the remaining factors in japanese Ladakh on the earliest.

Days later, Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu visited India to attend a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). On the sidelines of the SCO meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held an virtually 45-minute bilateral meeting with Li.

In the talks, Singh suggested his Chinese counterpart that China’s violation of current border agreements “eroded” the entire basis of ties between the two nations and that every one factors referring to the frontier must be resolved in accordance with the current pacts.

On May 4, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang the importance of resolving {the japanese} Ladakh border row and guaranteeing peace and tranquillity alongside the LAC for the occasion of bilateral ties.

A day after the talks Jaishankar had acknowledged at a media briefing that the state of affairs alongside the border in japanese Ladakh is “abnormal” and India-China relations cannot be common if peace and tranquillity in border areas is disturbed.

The japanese Ladakh border standoff erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent battle inside the Pangong Lake house.

The ties between the two nations nosedived significantly following the fierce battle inside the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked most likely probably the most vital military battle between the two sides in a very long time.

As a outcomes of a group of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides achieved the disengagement course of in 2021 on the north and south banks of the Pangong Lake and inside the Gogra house.

NEW DELHI: India and China on Wednesday held in-person diplomatic talks proper right here and talked about proposals for disengagement inside the remaining friction elements alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in japanese Ladakh in a “frank and open manner.”

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) acknowledged both sides agreed to hold the nineteenth spherical of high-level military talks at an early date to achieve the goal of restoration of peace and tranquillity inside the border areas.

The meeting occurred beneath the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC).googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-year confrontation in certain friction elements in japanese Ladakh similtaneously the two sides achieved disengagement from quite a lot of areas following in depth diplomatic and military talks.

“The two sides reviewed the situation along the LAC in the Western Sector of India-China border areas and discussed proposals for disengagement in remaining areas in a frank and open manner,” it acknowledged.

“Restoration of peace and tranquillity will create conditions for normalising bilateral relations,” the MEA acknowledged.

“In order to achieve this objective, in accordance with existing bilateral agreements and protocols, they agreed to hold the next (19th) round of Senior Commander’s meeting at an early date,” it acknowledged in an announcement.

The MEA acknowledged the two sides agreed to proceed discussions by way of military and diplomatic channels. It was the twenty seventh meeting of the WMCC. The earlier WMCC meeting was held in Beijing on February 22.

The Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs led the Indian delegation. The Chinese side was led by the Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The 18th spherical of high-level military talks between the two sides had been held on April 23 all through which they agreed to stay in shut contact and work out a mutually acceptable reply to the remaining factors in japanese Ladakh on the earliest.

Days later, Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu visited India to attend a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). On the sidelines of the SCO meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held an virtually 45-minute bilateral meeting with Li.

In the talks, Singh suggested his Chinese counterpart that China’s violation of current border agreements “eroded” the entire basis of ties between the two nations and that every one factors referring to the frontier must be resolved in accordance with the current pacts.

On May 4, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang the importance of resolving {the japanese} Ladakh border row and guaranteeing peace and tranquillity alongside the LAC for the occasion of bilateral ties.

A day after the talks Jaishankar had acknowledged at a media briefing that the state of affairs alongside the border in japanese Ladakh is “abnormal” and India-China relations cannot be common if peace and tranquillity in border areas is disturbed.

The japanese Ladakh border standoff erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent battle inside the Pangong Lake house.

The ties between the two nations nosedived significantly following the fierce battle inside the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked most likely probably the most vital military battle between the two sides in a very long time.

As a outcomes of a group of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides achieved the disengagement course of in 2021 on the north and south banks of the Pangong Lake and inside the Gogra house.