Beijing, China and India have made "positive progress" to resolve the border standoff, with both sides maintaining close communication through diplomatic and military channels, 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.
"China and India are in close communication through diplomatic and military channels to resolve issues related to the border situation," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao said at a media briefing here in response to a question on Modi's interview with Newsweek. And positive progress has been achieved."
He said, "China believes that strong and stable relations are in the interests of China and India.,
Mao said, "We hope that India will work with China to appropriately place the border question in bilateral relations and manage it properly, and put the relationship on a strong and stable path."
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.
This is the second time in the last few days that China has reacted to Modi's interview.
Modi said in his interview, "I believe that we need to urgently address the long-running situation on our borders so as to remove the abnormality in our bilateral interactions.,
"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 totality of China-India relations, and should be appropriately placed and properly managed in bilateral relations.
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.
According to the Chinese military, both sides have so far agreed to disengage from four points, Galwan Valley, Pangong Lake, Hot Springs and Jiana Daban (Gogra).
India is pressurizing the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to withdraw its 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.
"China and India are in close communication through diplomatic and military channels to resolve issues related to the border situation," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao said at a media briefing here in response to a question on Modi's interview with Newsweek. And positive progress has been achieved."
He said, "China believes that strong and stable relations are in the interests of China and India.,
Mao said, "We hope that India will work with China to appropriately place the border question in bilateral relations and manage it properly, and put the relationship on a strong and stable path."
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.
This is the second time in the last few days that China has reacted to Modi's interview.
Modi said in his interview, "I believe that we need to urgently address the long-running situation on our borders so as to remove the abnormality in our bilateral interactions.,
"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 totality of China-India relations, and should be appropriately placed and properly managed in bilateral relations.
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.
According to the Chinese military, both sides have so far agreed to disengage from four points, Galwan Valley, Pangong Lake, Hot Springs and Jiana Daban (Gogra).
India is pressurizing the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to withdraw its 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.
