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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping. File Photo
China on Tuesday confirmed that it has reached an agreement with India to end the standoff in eastern Ladakh.
China on Tuesday confirmed that country has reached an agreement with India to end the standoff in eastern Ladakh, marking a giant step towards normalisation of bilateral ties between both the countries.
It comes after India on Monday announced it has reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in a major breakthrough in ending the over four-year-long military standoff between the two armies.
“Over a recent period, China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels on issues related to the China-India border,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.
The two sides have maintained close communication through diplomatic and military channels regarding border-related issues which paved way for both the countries to reach a ‘poisitive’ solution, the Chinese official added.
In the next phase, China will work with India to effectively implement the solution plan.
The ties between the two Asian giants nosedived significantly following the fierce clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked the most serious military conflict between the two sides in decades.
‘Restoring Trust Crucial’: Army Chief
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi emphasised that restoring trust between India and China is a critical prerequisite for advancing the disengagement process between the two nations.
Speaking at an event titled “Decade of Transformation: Indian Army in Stride with the Future” at the United Service Institution, Gen. Dwivedi made his first statement after the announcement of the India-China border patrolling agreement.
General Dwivedi stressed that restoring trust along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) would be a gradual process, to return to the April 2020 status quo. “We are working to rebuild trust, and restoring that trust will take time,” he added
China On PM Modi-President Xi Talks At BRICS
On the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping on the margins of the BRICS summit at Russia’s Kazan, spokesperson Lin Jian said, “We will keep you updated if anything comes up.”
