16th Round Of India-China Commander Level Talks Held For Disengagement Of Troops Along LAC

The last round of talks between the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was held on March 11.

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New Delhi: The 16^th round of talks between the Indian and Chinese military commanders, to end the more than two-year long stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, concluded around 10pm on Sunday, according to reports. As per reports, the two sides are believed to have discussed the issue of disengagement of troops at patrolling point PP-15, popularly known as Hot Springs, at the 16th round of Corps Commander-level talks.  

The discussion was held at the Indian side of Chushul-Moldo border meeting point. Commander of 14 Corps, Lt General A Sengupta led the Indian delegation for the talks which commenced at 9.30 in the morning.

The 16th round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China concluded sound 10 PM today. The meeting was aimed at discussing disengagement from Eastern Ladakh: Sources

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It is to be noted that the effort to resume discussions for easing the tense situation following the military stand-off in May 2020, was initiated by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during an engagement with Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi, at Bali, early this month, on the sidelines of the G-20 Foreign Ministers summit.

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"Recalling the disengagement achieved in some friction areas, the external affairs minister reiterated the need to sustain the momentum to complete disengagement from all the remaining areas to restore peace and tranquillity in the border areas," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement after the meeting.

The last round of talks between the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was held on March 11.