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Troops of India and China ‘mutually agree to disengage’ in Ladakh as military talks continue

Both countries agreed to maintain harmony along LAC, says Chinese foreign ministry

Troops of India and China have mutually pulled back from the standoff location in the Ladakh area, while the military talks are going on with the latest round of talks to be held tomorrow; according to the India government officials.

The top military talks are going to take place in the hot springs area of eastern Ladakh on Wednesday.

Chinese troops are yet to withdraw from Pangong Tso but after the talks, they’ve started pulling back in some areas. In order to show mutual consensus, the Indian troops along with vehicles have withdrawn from some areas.

Patroling point 14 (galwan area), patroling point 15 and Hot Springs are the locations where the talks will be held, ANI reported.

Describing the last week’s high level meeting between the two sides in eastern Ladakh as ‘positive’, the Defense Minister of India, Rajnath Singh said that India wants to end the old border dispute with China by finding a resolution.

Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, the general officer commanding of Leh-based 14 Corps, and commander of the Tibet military district Major General Liu Lin had a meeting so as to ease the tension due to the Indo-Chinese border face-off.

The foreign ministry claimed that the meeting was held in a “cordial and positive atmosphere” and that both sides had agreed that an “early resolution” would enhance the relationship of the two countries.

As per the statement of Chinese foreign ministry, both the countries had agreed to work to maintain harmony along the line of actual control (LAC) and do away with the dispute via dialogue.

Tension between the two countries triggered when clashes between the soldiers took place in the Pangong Lake area on May 5 and May 6.

Construction of a key road in finger area around the Pangong Tso Lake and another road connecting the Darbuk-Shayok-Daulat Beg Oldie road in Galwan Valley triggered a serious face-off between the two countries.

 

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