The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that the core concern in the border standoff between India and China was the need to stri...
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that the core concern in the border standoff between India and China was the need to strictly adhere to bilateral agreements to maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control, PTI reported.
Foreign ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava made the remark at a press briefing, in response to a question on a United States commission’s report on the Galwan Valley clash in June.
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s report to the Congress on December 1 said that the Chinese government had planned the clash “potentially including the possibility for fatalities”. Twenty Indian soldiers and an unconfirmed number of Chinese troops were killed in the clash.
“I would stress that the core issue remains that both sides need to strictly follow the various bilateral agreements and protocols in their entirety including the 1993 and 1996 agreement on maintenance of peace and tranquility along the LAC [Line of Actual Control],” Srivastava was quoted as saying by the news agency.
The foreign ministry spokesperson informed the media that India and China had agreed to another round of military talks but did not provide more details. “As we have conveyed earlier, the two sides continue to maintain communication through...
