Beijing announced that it has reached an agreement with New Delhi to resolve the border conflict and will work towards implementing the solutions.
Key Points:
– The border agreement aims to defuse a four-year-long conflict, according to government officials.
– China has confirmed the pact, which comes after multiple rounds of military and diplomatic talks.
– Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping may meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
On Tuesday, China confirmed that it has reached an agreement with India to end the ongoing standoff between their armies in eastern Ladakh. Beijing stated that a resolution on “relevant matters” has been achieved, and it will work with New Delhi to ensure its implementation.
“Recently, China and India have maintained close communication through diplomatic and military channels regarding the border issue. Now both sides have reached a resolution on the relevant matters, which China views positively,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian during a press conference.
The minister stated that, moving forward, China will collaborate with India to implement these resolutions.
On Monday, in a significant development, the central government announced that an agreement has been reached on patrolling in eastern Ladakh, bringing an end to the four-year military standoff that began after clashes between the armies in Galwan in 2020. The announcement comes just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia for the BRICS summit, where he may engage in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Regarding a potential meeting between the two leaders of the Asian giants on the sidelines of the summit, the Chinese Foreign Minister informed reporters, “We will keep you updated if anything arises.”
The agreement was finalized after negotiations between the two sides over the past several weeks and aims to resolve the issues that emerged in 2020. In one of the most recent discussions, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in St. Petersburg, Russia, to focus on finding an early resolution to the conflict.
According to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Indian and Chinese soldiers will now be able to resume patrolling as they did before the border standoff began, and the disengagement process with China has been completed.
