New Delhi, India and China on Thursday agreed to work with "urgency" and "redouble" their efforts to achieve a complete disengagement in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, as NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, were holding talks in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, focusing on finding an early solution to the prolonged border standoff.
In the meeting, Doval conveyed to Wang that peace and tranquility in the border areas and respect for the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are essential for the return to normality in bilateral relations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs ( MEA).
The Doval-Wang meeting took place in the Russian city on the sidelines of a conclave of national security advisors from the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) countries.
The MEA said the meeting between Doval and Wang provided an opportunity to review recent efforts to find an early resolution of the outstanding issues.
"The meeting gave the two sides an opportunity to review recent efforts to find an early resolution of the outstanding issues along the Line of Actual Control, which will create conditions for stabilizing and rebuilding bilateral relations," the MEA said. .
"Both sides agreed to work urgently and redouble their efforts to achieve a complete disengagement in the remaining areas," he said in a statement.
"The NSA conveyed that peace and tranquility in the border areas and respect for the LAC are essential for normalcy in bilateral relations," the MEA said.
"Both sides should fully respect relevant bilateral agreements, protocols and understandings reached in the past by the two governments," he said.
The MEA said the two sides agreed that the India-China bilateral relationship is significant not only for the two countries but also for the region and the world.
"The two sides also exchanged views on the global and regional situation," he said.
The Doval-Wang meeting came two weeks after India and China held diplomatic talks during which they agreed to intensify contacts through diplomatic and military channels to find a solution to the outstanding issues.
The Indian and Chinese militaries have been in a stalemate since May 2020 and a complete resolution of the border dispute is yet to be achieved, although the two sides have retreated from several friction points.
Ties between the two countries fell significantly following the fierce clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked the most serious military conflict between the two sides in decades.
India has maintained that its ties with China cannot be normal unless there is peace in the border areas.
So far, the two sides have held 21 rounds of corps commander-level talks to resolve the standoff.
In the meeting, Doval conveyed to Wang that peace and tranquility in the border areas and respect for the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are essential for the return to normality in bilateral relations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs ( MEA).
The Doval-Wang meeting took place in the Russian city on the sidelines of a conclave of national security advisors from the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) countries.
The MEA said the meeting between Doval and Wang provided an opportunity to review recent efforts to find an early resolution of the outstanding issues.
"The meeting gave the two sides an opportunity to review recent efforts to find an early resolution of the outstanding issues along the Line of Actual Control, which will create conditions for stabilizing and rebuilding bilateral relations," the MEA said. .
"Both sides agreed to work urgently and redouble their efforts to achieve a complete disengagement in the remaining areas," he said in a statement.
"The NSA conveyed that peace and tranquility in the border areas and respect for the LAC are essential for normalcy in bilateral relations," the MEA said.
"Both sides should fully respect relevant bilateral agreements, protocols and understandings reached in the past by the two governments," he said.
The MEA said the two sides agreed that the India-China bilateral relationship is significant not only for the two countries but also for the region and the world.
"The two sides also exchanged views on the global and regional situation," he said.
The Doval-Wang meeting came two weeks after India and China held diplomatic talks during which they agreed to intensify contacts through diplomatic and military channels to find a solution to the outstanding issues.
The Indian and Chinese militaries have been in a stalemate since May 2020 and a complete resolution of the border dispute is yet to be achieved, although the two sides have retreated from several friction points.
Ties between the two countries fell significantly following the fierce clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked the most serious military conflict between the two sides in decades.
India has maintained that its ties with China cannot be normal unless there is peace in the border areas.
So far, the two sides have held 21 rounds of corps commander-level talks to resolve the standoff.
