Standoff talks: India, China talk about ‘early resolution’, agree to carry navy talks quickly

India and China Friday agreed on the necessity to discover an early decision to the “remaining issues” alongside the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh.
At the twenty second assembly of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), held just about, the 2 sides agreed to carry the following (twelfth) spherical of the Senior Commanders assembly at an early date to realize the target of full disengagement from all of the friction factors alongside the LAC.
The final WMCC assembly passed off on March 12.
An announcement by the Ministry of External Affairs stated on Friday that the 2 sides had a “frank exchange” of views on the scenario alongside the LAC within the Western Sector of the India-China border areas.
“Both sides agreed on the necessity to discover an early decision to the remaining points alongside the LAC in Eastern Ladakh maintaining in view the settlement reached between the 2 Foreign Ministers in September 2020.
“In this regard, the two sides agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through the diplomatic and military mechanisms to reach a mutually acceptable solution for complete disengagement from all friction points so as to ensure full restoration of peace and tranquility to enable progress in the bilateral relations. They also agreed that in the interim, the two sides will continue to ensure stability on the ground and prevent any untoward incident,” the assertion stated.

The Indian delegation was led by the Additional Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs. The Director-General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Chinese delegation.
India had Thursday blamed China’s actions of amassing a lot of troops near the border and makes an attempt to unilaterally alter the established order alongside the LAC final yr for the persevering with navy standoff in japanese Ladakh, and asserted that these acts had been in violation of bilateral agreements.
India’s feedback on the border row had come a day after China stated its navy deployment within the area is a standard defence association aimed toward “preventing and responding” to “encroachment and threat” on Chinese territory by “relevant country”.
“It is well recognised that it has been the Chinese actions over the last year, including amassing of a large number of troops close to border areas in the western sector and trying to unilaterally alter the status quo along the LAC, which have seriously disturbed peace and tranquillity in the border areas,” the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had stated at a media briefing.
“These acts are in violation of our bilateral agreements, including the 1993 and 1996 agreements that mandate that the two sides shall strictly respect and observe the Line of Actual Control and that two sides will keep their military forces in the areas along the LAC to a minimum level,” Bagchi stated.

He was responding to a query on the feedback made by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday that the navy deployment by China within the western sector alongside the border is a “normal defence arrangement”.
“China’s military deployment along the western section of the China-India border is a normal defence arrangement aimed at preventing and responding to encroachment and threat on China’s territory by relevant country,” he had stated.