Beijing, China and India have made "major positive progress" in resolving the border standoff, with the two sides maintaining close communication, a senior External Affairs Ministry official said here on Friday.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning's comments further detail China's response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement in which he said that for New Delhi, relations with Beijing are important and urgently addressed the "protracted situation" at the borders. should go.
In an interview with Newsweek magazine, Prime Minister Modi expressed hope that through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels, both countries will be able to restore and maintain peace on their borders.
"Regarding the border issue, I can tell you that China and India are maintaining contacts through diplomatic and military channels," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao said at a media briefing here while replying to a question on Modi's interview. And huge positive progress has been made." To Newsweek.
He said, “We also believe that healthy China-India relations serve the interests of both countries.,
Mao said, "China hopes that India will work in the same direction with China to properly manage differences and push bilateral relations onto a healthy stable track."
This is the second time in the last few days that China has reacted to Modi's interview.
"I believe we need to urgently address the long-standing situation on our borders so that the abnormalities in our bilateral interactions can be addressed," Modi said in his interview.
"Stable and peaceful relations between India and China are important not only for our two countries but for the entire region and the world," he said.
Responding to a question on Modi's interview on Thursday, Mao said that China has taken note of Prime Minister Modi's comments."Strong and stable China-India relations serve the interests of both countries and are conducive to peace and development in the region and beyond," he said.
On the border question, Mao on Thursday reiterated China's oft-repeated stance that it "does not represent the entirety of China-India relations, and should be appropriately placed and properly managed in bilateral relations." Needed".
However, India says that normalcy cannot be restored in its relations with China as long as the border situation remains abnormal.
Mao said the two countries maintain close communication through diplomatic and military channels to deal with issues related to the border situation and have made positive progress.
“We hope that India will work with China, view bilateral relations from a strategic height and long-term perspective, maintain trust and engage in dialogue and cooperation, and appropriately manage differences to put the relationship on a strong and stable path. Will try to handle it." ," He said.
Relations between India and China, barring trade ties, have remained at a standstill since a standoff broke out on the eastern Ladakh border on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong Tso (lake) area.
To resolve the deadlock, both sides have so far held 21 rounds of Corps Commander level talks.
According to the Chinese military, both sides have so far agreed to disengage from four points, Galwan Valley, Pangong Lake, Hot Springs and Jianye Daban (Gogra).
India is pressurizing the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to withdraw troops from Depsang and Demchok areas and says that as long as tension continues on the border, normalcy cannot be restored in its relations with China.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning's comments further detail China's response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement in which he said that for New Delhi, relations with Beijing are important and urgently addressed the "protracted situation" at the borders. should go.
In an interview with Newsweek magazine, Prime Minister Modi expressed hope that through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels, both countries will be able to restore and maintain peace on their borders.
"Regarding the border issue, I can tell you that China and India are maintaining contacts through diplomatic and military channels," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao said at a media briefing here while replying to a question on Modi's interview. And huge positive progress has been made." To Newsweek.
He said, “We also believe that healthy China-India relations serve the interests of both countries.,
Mao said, "China hopes that India will work in the same direction with China to properly manage differences and push bilateral relations onto a healthy stable track."
This is the second time in the last few days that China has reacted to Modi's interview.
"I believe we need to urgently address the long-standing situation on our borders so that the abnormalities in our bilateral interactions can be addressed," Modi said in his interview.
"Stable and peaceful relations between India and China are important not only for our two countries but for the entire region and the world," he said.
Responding to a question on Modi's interview on Thursday, Mao said that China has taken note of Prime Minister Modi's comments."Strong and stable China-India relations serve the interests of both countries and are conducive to peace and development in the region and beyond," he said.
On the border question, Mao on Thursday reiterated China's oft-repeated stance that it "does not represent the entirety of China-India relations, and should be appropriately placed and properly managed in bilateral relations." Needed".
However, India says that normalcy cannot be restored in its relations with China as long as the border situation remains abnormal.
Mao said the two countries maintain close communication through diplomatic and military channels to deal with issues related to the border situation and have made positive progress.
“We hope that India will work with China, view bilateral relations from a strategic height and long-term perspective, maintain trust and engage in dialogue and cooperation, and appropriately manage differences to put the relationship on a strong and stable path. Will try to handle it." ," He said.
Relations between India and China, barring trade ties, have remained at a standstill since a standoff broke out on the eastern Ladakh border on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong Tso (lake) area.
To resolve the deadlock, both sides have so far held 21 rounds of Corps Commander level talks.
According to the Chinese military, both sides have so far agreed to disengage from four points, Galwan Valley, Pangong Lake, Hot Springs and Jianye Daban (Gogra).
India is pressurizing the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to withdraw troops from Depsang and Demchok areas and says that as long as tension continues on the border, normalcy cannot be restored in its relations with China.
