India and China on Friday held “in-depth” discussions on addressing the remaining points alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in japanese Ladakh, holding that disengagement within the North and South banks of Pangong lake offered an excellent foundation to work in direction of their early decision.
The two nations additionally agreed throughout the parleys that within the interim they need to proceed to keep up stability at floor stage and stop any untoward incident.
The talks have been held beneath the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC).
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned the 2 sides agreed to keep up shut communication and dialogue by each the diplomatic and army channels and agreed to convene the eleventh spherical of army talks at an early date.
In a press release, it mentioned the 2 sides ought to proceed their dialogue to succeed in a mutually acceptable answer for full disengagement from all friction factors on the earliest.
“This would enable two sides to look at broader de-escalation of troops in the area and work towards restoration of peace and tranquillity in the border areas. They also agreed that in the interim two sides should continue to maintain stability at ground level and prevent any untoward incident,” the MEA added.
The MEA additionally mentioned that India and China agreed that the settlement reached between the 2 overseas ministers in Moscow in September final as additionally their latest telephone dialog in February ought to proceed to information the work of the 2 sides.
“The two sides reviewed the situation along the LAC in the Western sector and had in-depth discussions on the remaining issues along the LAC in the Western sector,” it mentioned.
“They agreed that the completion of the disengagement in North and South Bank of the Pangong Lake provided a good basis for the two sides to work towards early resolution of these remaining issues.”
The Indian delegation was led by Additional Secretary (East Asia) within the MEA whereas the Chinese facet was headed by director normal of the boundary and oceanic division of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As a results of a collection of army and diplomatic talks, the 2 nations had accomplished withdrawal of troops and weapons from the North and South banks of Pangong lake in keeping with an settlement on disengagement.
After completion of the disengagement course of in Pangong lake areas, senior army commanders of India and China held one other spherical of talks on February 20 with a give attention to taking ahead the disengagement course of in different friction factors.
At the talks, India pitched for a quicker disengagement course of in areas like Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang to deliver down rigidity within the mountainous area.
