The 13th round of Corps Commander-level talks was held at Moldo in Eastern Ladakh on the Chinese side on Sunday to address the ongoing military standoff between India and China along the LAC (Line of Actual Control).
The talks took place nearly two months after both the countries withdrew troops from Gogra. The disengagement at Gogra was carried out on 4-5 August. The disengagement there had taken place after the 12th round of talks between the Corps Commanders held on 31 July.
According to sources, India reported having asked China to work towards early resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols.
India also reported having taken up remaining friction areas like Hot Springs and Depsang plains for disengagement at tomorrow’s meeting.
The troops from the two countries have been in a face-off situation in Eastern Ladakh since April-May last year. A face-off between the two militaries in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh last week also came to light on Friday. The matter was resolved following a meeting between local commanders of the two countries as per established protocols.
India has been insisting that peace and tranquillity between the two countries can only be achieved by restoring the status quo ante which existed in April-May last year in Eastern Ladakh.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday had stated that it expected China to work towards early resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh by fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols.
Addressing a weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “It is our expectation that China will work towards early resolution of the remaining issue along the Line of Control (LoC) in Eastern Ladakh while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols.”
In the last one and a half years, the two countries have held a series of meetings both at the military and diplomatic levels to peacefully resolve the stand-off.