India, China to Continue Military Talks on Dissolution of LAC

India and China will hold another round of “earliest” talks between military commanders, which will continue the displacement process in areas of friction along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

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It was agreed on Friday as officials from both sides held the 21st meeting of the Working Procedure for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC).

With parallel military-level talks between the Corps’ commanders, talks led by senior officials of the Foreign Ministry are the two major channels for both sides to take further disagreements, in a mechanism meeting on Friday that has only two in the past The bar has been called. Last year, the seventh meeting since June 15 was held in the Galvan Valley last year.

The two sides reviewed the situation with the LAC and “deeply deliberated on the remaining issues”, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) said that both agreed that complete disintegration in the north and south of Pangong Lake The bank provided a good foundation for both sides to work towards early resolution of these remaining issues. “

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The 11th round of talks between the core commanders will be held “jointly to ease the situation on the ground and protect peace and stability from the border areas as soon as possible”, the statement said.

In the 10th round on 20 February, both commanders noted that “the disintegration in the Pangong Lake area was an important step and it provided a good basis for resolving other remaining issues with the LAC”.

Since the meeting, no official word has so far come on the progress of disintegration in the Gogra-Hot Springs area and the Democock.

Long running stress

There has been a long-standing tension over the blocking of patrols in the Depsang plains, which Indian officials have termed as the pre-date of the current crisis.

The MEA said that the two sides “agreed to continue their negotiations to reach a mutually acceptable solution to complete disintegration from all friction points as soon as possible”, which “allowed the two sides to carry out extensive de- Will enable escalation to see and work. Restoration of peace and peace in the border areas. “

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Both also agreed that “in the interim, the two parties must maintain ground level stability and prevent any untoward incident.”

A statement from China’s foreign ministry said that the two sides “agreed to maintain close communication and dialogue through both diplomatic and military channels” and that the 11th round of commanders’ meeting “would be an early date.” To hold on so that both parties can act with complete dissolution. ” Remaining friction zones ”.

“The two sides spoke highly about the consequences of differences between the front-line troops of the two countries in the area around the Pangong Tso Lake area and they gave a clear and thorough view on promoting settlement of other issues in the border area. Exchanged., “The statement said,” The two countries agreed to keep the Sino-India border situation under control and avoid any duplication on the border. “

A statement from China’s foreign ministry said the two sides “agreed to continue dialogue and communication through diplomatic and military channels” and to hold the 11th round of commanders’ meeting “on the ground” Maintain hard work and peace in the border areas at an early time to further enhance the situation. ”

“The two sides acknowledged the displacement of the frontline troops of the two countries in the Pangong Lake region and held clear and in-depth discussions on promoting resolution of other issues in the Sino-India border areas,” the statement said. Referring to last year’s tensions, the two countries agreed to stabilize the border situation and evade control.