External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the relationship between India and China is currently trying to disentangle itself from the complications arising from the post-2020 border situation in the wake of the prolonged military stand-off between the two countries in eastern Ladakh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India will continue talks with China for peacefully resolving the military stand-off at eastern Ladakh without lowering its guard, and complimented the Indian Army for its response to continuing cross-border terrorism from Pakistan.
At the 45-minute meeting on the margins of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting, Dr S Jaishankar also said that it was necessary to restore peace and tranquility along the border areas.
The decision was taken at the 24th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border affairs. The Indian delegation was led by Naveen Srivastava, Additional Secretary (East Asia) in the Ministry of External Affairs while the Director-General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Chinese delegation.
The meeting will take place on the Indian side of the Chushul-Moldo Border Personnel Meeting Point.
The protest came against the backdrop of killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a clash with the Chines army at Galwan Valley.
