India and China held intensive discussions for a whole disengagement of troops standing on the Line of Precise Management (LAC) in a army standoff that started in April 2020. The talks passed off on Wednesday, March 27, on the twenty ninth session of the Working Mechanism for Session and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in Beijing. The continued border standoff has turned out to be one of many worst episodes within the historical past of India-China bilateral ties because the 1962 battle.
Main the Indian delegation was the Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, whereas the Director-Basic of the Boundary & Oceanic Division of the Chinese language Ministry of International Affairs helmed the Chinese language delegation, the ministry mentioned in a press release.
“The 2 sides had an in-depth alternate of views on the best way to obtain full disengagement and resolve the remaining points alongside the LAC within the Western Sector of India-China border areas,” it mentioned.
Recognising the significance of sustaining peace and tranquillity alongside the border, each side agreed on the necessity for ongoing communication through diplomatic and army channels, the assertion mentioned.
“Within the interim, each side agreed to take care of common contact by means of diplomatic and army channels and on the necessity to uphold peace and tranquility on the bottom within the border areas in accordance with present bilateral agreements and protocols,” the Ministry mentioned.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had criticised China for failing to uphold long-standing agreements with India, leading to violence and bloodshed in 2020.
The remaining friction factors between each side are Depsang within the Daulet Beg Oldi sector and Charding Nullah Junction (CNJ) within the Demchok sector, which has seen no progress to date regardless of 21 rounds of talks held between each side on the army degree.