Ladakh border row: Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart, says ‘unilateral change of status quo not acceptable’

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) assembly in Dushanbe and mentioned excellent points alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) within the Western sector (Ladakh).
“Concluded a one-hour bilateral meeting with State Councilor and FM Wang Yi of China on the sidelines of Dushanbe SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting. Discussions focused on the outstanding issues along the LAC in the Western Sector,” Jaishankar tweeted following the assembly.

Concluded a one-hour bilateral assembly with State Councilor and FM Wang Yi of China on the sidelines of Dushanbe SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Discussions centered on the excellent points alongside the LAC within the Western Sector. pic.twitter.com/YWJWatUErI
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 14, 2021
Jaishankar stated he highlighted that unilateral change of establishment isn’t acceptable to India and that full restoration and upkeep of peace and tranquillity in border areas was important for the event of bilateral ties.
During the assembly, each events additionally agreed on convening an early assembly between senior army commanders of India and China.

India and China have been locked in a army standoff at a number of friction factors in jap Ladakh since early May final yr. However, the 2 sides accomplished the withdrawal of troops and weapons from the North and South banks of Pangong Tso lake in February following a collection of army and diplomatic talks.
Foreign ministers from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states maintain a collection of conferences within the Tajik capital Dushanbe to debate regional points, together with the safety state of affairs in Afghanistan. (AP)
Last week, Jaishankar had stated that Beijing has not noticed agreements on the border concern, which has “disturbed” the inspiration of bilateral ties.
“I would say, for the last 40 years, we had a very stable relation with China… China emerged as the second-largest trade partner…But for the last one year, there has been a lot of concern about the relationship because China has not observed agreements it had signed up for when it came to our border,” stated Jaishankar, who’s in Moscow on a three-day go to,” Jaishankar had stated in response to a query on China-India relations on the Primakov Institute of World Economy & International Relations in Moscow.

Jaishankar is representing India on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) international ministers’ assembly.
Apart from Jaishankar, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi are among the many individuals on the assembly.