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India and China have stated that they will soon withdraw from their military posts on the disputed borders of the two countries, which in recent months had been the cause of intense tension and armed clashes with several deaths, such as last June when 20 Indian soldiers were killed. in clashes with Chinese forces. Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Moscow on Thursday and agreed to a “swift withdrawal” of their armed forces.
The two countries had accused each other of having crossed national borders that in some areas are historically ill-defined. In a joint statement, the two countries said that the current tense situation “does not benefit either side.” The two foreign ministers also explained that they will work to introduce new rules that guarantee the maintenance of a more lasting peace between the two countries, including an agreement that already prohibits the use of firearms at the borders.
Jaishankar and Wang Yi met in Moscow on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the intergovernmental security body promoted by China and Russia, founded in 2011 together with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. and Uzbekistan, joined by India and Pakistan in 2017.
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