India-China Corps Commander Level Talks Positive, Mutual Consensus To Disengage From Friction Points

Modalities for disengagement from all friction areas in eastern Ladakh were discussed at the Lieutenant General level talks.

The hours-long meeting between military commanders of India and China at the Border Personnel Meeting Point in Maldo. (File Photo/ Getty)

New Delhi: The military level talks between India and China on Monday in the wake of violent clashes between the troops of both the countries in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, reached at mutual consensus to disengage in Eastern Ladakh. The talks were held in constructive atmosphere at Moldo (China’s side), the Indian Army sources said in a statement on Tuesday.   Modalities for disengagement from all friction areas in eastern Ladakh were discussed at the Lieutenant General level talks, which continued for almost 11 hours. The Corps Commander level talks between India-China yesterday were held at Moldo in cordial, positive and constructive atmosphere, sources said. There was mutual consensus between the two militaries to disengage. Modalities for disengagement from all friction areas in Eastern Ladakh were discussed and will be taken forward by both sides. This comes after a week of tensions triggered by Galwan Valley face-off between the two countries. A similar level of talks were held earlier after the face-off but yielded no results. Meanwhile military build-up at border continued from both sides. On June 15, 20 Indian soldiers attained martyrdom in the violent face-off with Chinese soldiers in Galwan Valley leading to unprecedented tensions between both the countries. Indian government has given freedom to the Indian armed forces to deal with any act of aggression by China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border between the two countries. The positive development of disengagement comes ahead of the trilateral meet between the foreign ministers of RIC countries in which both Indian and Chinese ministers will participate. Also Watch: