India and China have agreed to carry the subsequent spherical of senior commander-level assembly quickly and either side are sustaining shut communication over diplomatic and navy channels on it, the Ministry of External Affairs stated on Friday.
Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter border standoff in japanese Ladakh for over eight months as a number of rounds of diplomatic and navy talks haven’t but produced any main breakthrough.
“Both sides have agreed to hold the next round of the senior commander level meeting soon and we are in close communication over diplomatic and military channels in this regard,” Spokesperson within the ministry Anurag Srivastava stated.
He was replying to a query on the subsequent spherical of navy talks at a media briefing.
The eighth and final spherical of navy talks between the 2 sides had taken place on November 6 throughout which either side broadly mentioned disengagement of troops from particular friction factors.
India has all alongside been sustaining that the onus is on China to hold ahead the method of disengagement and de-escalation on the friction factors within the mountainous area.
In a transparent message to China, Chief of Army Staff Gen M M Naravane final week stated India is dedicated to resolve the japanese Ladakh standoff by talks however nobody ought to make any mistake of testing its persistence.
Following the sixth spherical of navy talks, the 2 sides had introduced a slew of choices together with to not ship extra troops to the frontline, chorus from unilaterally altering the state of affairs on the bottom and keep away from taking any actions which will additional complicate issues.
This spherical was held with a selected agenda of exploring methods to implement a five-point settlement reached between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at a gathering in Moscow on September 10 final 12 months on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) conclave.
The pact included measures like fast disengagement of troops, avoiding motion that would escalate tensions, adherence to all agreements and protocols on border administration and steps to revive peace alongside the LAC.
