India-China border dispute: Five things agreed upon in the meeting of S. Jaishankar and Foreign Minister of China
Five points have been agreed between the two countries to ease the ongoing tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China in Ladakh.
The decision was taken in a meeting in Moscow on Thursday between Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wong Yi.
India’s Foreign Minister made it clear that India does not want to increase the ongoing tension on LAC and there has been no change in India’s policy towards China. India also believes that there has been no change in China’s policy towards India.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that as two neighboring countries it is quite natural that China and India have disagreements on some issues, but the important thing is to see those disagreements in the right perspective.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying, “Chinese Foreign Minister Wong Yi said that relations between China and India are once again at the crossroads. But as long as both sides continue to push their relationship in the right direction, then there is no problem. And there will be no challenge that cannot be solved. “
The two leaders are present to attend the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries in Moscow.
Consensus on these five points In a statement issued after the meeting, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that the two leaders had a positive conversation about the Indo-China border and the relationship between India and China.
The five issues that were agreed upon between the two are –
1 To increase relations between India and China, the two sides will consult the consensus reached between the leaders. It also includes not allowing disagreements to take the form of tension.
2 Both leaders admitted that the current situation regarding the border is not in the interest of both sides. The forces on both sides should continue the dialogue, disengage as soon as possible, maintain proper distance from each other and reduce tension.
3 To maintain peace and harmony in the areas of Indo-China border and border matters, both sides will follow all existing agreements and protocols and no action should be taken to increase tension.
4 India-China issue should be continued through a special representative mechanism between the two sides. At the same time, negotiations will also be continued under the working mechanism on consultation and coordination in border matters.
5 As tensions will reduce, both sides should take steps to increase trust among themselves to maintain peace in the border areas.
