S Jaishankar meeting Chinese Foreign Minister.
Headlines
- The standoff between the armies of India and China continues since May 2020
- India, China agreed that prolonging the situation is not in the interest of both countries
- The two leaders discussed the early resolution of the remaining issues in the border areas
S Jaishankar meeting of Wang Yi Explained , Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (Shanghai Cooperation OrganisationThe meeting of the foreign ministers of both the countries was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on Thursday. Apart from this meeting, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. In this meeting, the two leaders discussed resolving the ongoing dispute in the Ladakh region along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Jaishankar said that the dispute over the claim in the areas of Ladakh needs to be resolved soon. After the meeting, Jaishankar said on X that ‘It is important to respect the LAC and ensure peace and harmony in the border areas.’
Normal relations between the two countries are important
Jaishankar said on the social media platform ‘X’, “Met CPC Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Astana this morning. Discussed the early resolution of the remaining issues in the border areas. Agreed to redouble efforts through diplomatic and military means.” He said, “It is important to respect the LAC and ensure peace in the border areas. Mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest will guide our bilateral relations.” India believes that peace and stability in the border areas is important for normal relations between the two countries.
Continuing the dispute is not in the interest of both countries
The Ministry of External Affairs said, “The two ministers agreed to continue and enhance meetings between diplomatic and military officials of both sides to advance discussions to resolve the remaining issues at the earliest.” The ministry said, “They agreed that the Working Mechanism on Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) should meet soon.” The ministry said that both the ministers agreed that it is not in anyone’s interest to prolong the current situation in the border areas.
Meeting between leaders amid border dispute
The ministry said, ‘The Foreign Minister emphasized the need to completely withdraw troops from the remaining areas in eastern Ladakh and redouble efforts to restore peace on the border so that all obstacles in the way of normalization of bilateral relations are removed.’ This meeting between these leaders has taken place amid the ongoing border dispute between India and China in eastern Ladakh. The deadlock between the armies of India and China has been going on since May 2020. Although both sides have retreated from many areas of conflict, the border dispute has not been fully resolved yet. There was a deadly clash between the soldiers of the two countries in June 2020 in the Galwan Valley in which a large number of soldiers from both sides were killed. The last talks to resolve the dispute between the two sides were held in February.
(With agency input)