Talks With China Held In Cordial Atmosphere, Shall Continue Peaceful Dialogue To Resolve Issue: MEA

The meeting between the Corps Commander based in Leh and the Chinese Commander took place on Saturday in the Chushul-Moldo region, in a cordial and positive atmosphere, the MEA statement read.

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New Delhi: After the first of its kind military-level meeting between the Army commanders of both India and China, held in order to resolve the weeks-long stand-off between the two neighbouring countries in Eastern Ladakh, the Ministry Of External Affairs issued a statement, saying that both the parties have agreed to peacefully resolve the current border dispute. “Indian and Chinese military commanders agreed to peacefully resolve the current border issue in eastern Ladakh in accordance with bilateral pacts as well as the agreement reached between leadership of the two countries,” the External Affairs Ministry said on Sunday. It said that in the weeks of late, India and China have maintained communications through established diplomatic and military channels to address the situation in areas along the India-China border. The MEA stated that both India and China will continue the military and diplomatic engagements to resolve the situation and to ensure peace in the border areas. The meeting between the Corps Commander based in Leh and the Chinese Commander took place on Saturday in the Chushul-Moldo region, in a cordial and positive atmosphere, the statement read. It was resolved that the situation in the border areas will be resolved by both the parties in accordance with various bilateral agreements and keeping in view the agreement between the leaders that peace and tranquility in the India-China border regions is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations. Also Watch: Both sides also noted that this year marked the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and agreed that an early resolution would contribute to the further development of the relationship. Accordingly, the two sides will continue the military and diplomatic engagements to resolve the situation and to ensure peace and tranquility in the border areas, it said. However, it was learnt from sources that India had sought restoration of status quo as on April 2020 at Pangong Lake in Ladakh, and had asked China to bring down its mobilisation in the Galwan valley. The tensions between the two countries began to build in late April over construction activities along the LAC and had been on for almost a month now in the Galwan Nala area.