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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (File photo)
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday and reviewed the status of disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The two leaders agreed to remain in touch and establish a hotline for the exchange of opinions between the two ministries, according to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday morning.
Last week, armies of the two countries which have been locked in a military standoff in eastern Ladakh concluded withdrawal of troops and weapons from north and south banks of Pangong Tso in the high-altitude region.
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): India has not conceded any territory during the disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday.
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The MEA readout said, Once disengagement is completed at all friction points, then the two sides could also look at broader de-escalation of troops in the area and work towards the restoration of peace and tranquillity.
India s external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar and Chinese foreign minister spoke for one hour and fifteen minutes on Thursday afternoon, the first such talks since the disengagement at Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh was completed.
One of the key outcomes of the talks was the establishment of hotlines between the 2 countries at the Foreign minister level for timely communication.
EAM recalled the Moscow pact of September 2020 between the 2 countries that laid emphasis on the disengagement. Both ministers had met on the sidelines of Shanghai cooperation organization FMs meet to discuss the situation at LAC. During the talks, the message from India s side was to quickly resolve the remaining issues at the Line of actual control.
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