Speaking during a joint press conference with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey lavrovWang said that the troops and equipment should withdraw from the Royal Line of Control (LAC).
“As for the China-India relations, the whole world follows the developments. The BRICS member states are in contact on the matter, I discuss it all the time with Minister Jaishankar and the Indian security officials … Yesterday I had a long conversation with my Indian counterpart (Jaishankar), “said Wang, quoted by Sputnik.
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“Indian partners expressed their commitment to cooperation and dialogue to reduce tensions at the border. We are ready to take conciliatory measures … The most important thing is to avoid further violations of border obligations … The troops and the equipment must be withdrawn from the Line of Royal Control, “he added.
Jaishankar met with Wang on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers meeting in Moscow Thursday.
According to a joint press release on the meeting, the two leaders had a “frank and constructive discussion on developments in the India-China border areas, as well as on India-China relations.”
“The two ministers agreed that both sides should follow the guidance of the leaders’ consensus series on the development of India-China relations, including not allowing differences to escalate into disputes,” the statement read.
Tension is high throughout LAC as the armies of India and China are at odds at various points.
The meeting came days after Chinese soldiers fired into the air as they tried to approach Indian positions in LAC in eastern Ladakh.
the Indian army he had said Tuesday that Chinese troops have been “blatantly violating agreements and carrying out aggressive maneuvers.”
In a statement on Thursday’s meeting, the Chinese Defense Ministry said the two sides reached a five-point consensus regarding the current situation after an in-depth discussion, says a statement issued by China’s Foreign Ministry. .
This was the second high-level face-to-face meeting between Chinese and Indian officials.
Last Friday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh told his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe Regardless of the SCO dialogue in Moscow, that attempts by Chinese troops to unilaterally alter the status quo throughout LAC violated bilateral agreements, and Beijing should work with New Delhi for a total disengagement from all areas of friction. , including Pangong Tso.
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