Beijing, November 26
China and India have maintained “sincere and deep communication and coordination” to promote disengagement in areas along the Royal Line of Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh after the eighth round of talks to resolve the current standoff, the Chinese military said Thursday. .
The Chinese and Indian armies held the eighth round of the Corps Commander-level meeting on November 6 to resolve the military confrontation that erupted in early May.
“Since the eighth round of the China-India corps commanders level meeting, the situation in the China-India border areas has remained generally stable,” said Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense of China. China at an online press conference in response to a question about the current situation on the India-China border.
“After the meeting, China and India have maintained sincere and in-depth communication and coordination to promote disengagement in areas along the Royal Line of Control in the western sector of the China-India border,” Ren was quoted as saying. by the official website of the Ministry of Defense of China.
Close to 50,000 Indian Army soldiers are currently deployed in a high state of combat readiness to various mountainous locations in eastern Ladakh in subzero conditions, as multiple rounds of talks between the two sides have not yielded no concrete results yet to resolve the border confrontation. .
China has also deployed an equal number of troops, according to officials.
Ren noted that both sides agreed to seriously implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and ensure that their front-line troops exercise restraint and avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations.
“China is willing to maintain communication with the Indian side through military and diplomatic channels. We hope that the Indian side will work with China towards the same goal, implement bilateral consensus with sincere attitude and positive actions, in order to jointly safeguard peace and stability in the border areas, “he said. PTI
