Jaishankar said that for nearly three hours with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the real agenda was openly discussed in a clear and comprehensive manner. “We discussed our bilateral relations which have been affected by Chinese actions since April 2020,” he said.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar.
Bharat (India) China on Friday (China) clearly stated that Eastern Ladakh (Eastern Ladakh) to expedite the process of withdrawing from the remaining points of conflict. It also emphasized that bilateral relations cannot be ‘normal’ if the situation in the border areas is ‘abnormal’. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Wang YiAfter nearly three hours of ‘open and frank’ talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (S Jaishankar) said that for the restoration of normal relations, it is necessary to restore peace and tranquility in the border areas.
Speaking to reporters after nearly three hours of discussions with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Jaishankar said, “If both of us are committed to improving our relations, then the full expression of this commitment is the process of withdrawing.” should be reflected in the on-going conversation about it. He said that work is in progress regarding the current situation between India and China regarding Eastern Ladakh. However its speed is slower than the desired level.
‘Need to create a peaceful environment’
He said relations between India and China are not “normal” in view of the heavy deployment of troops from both sides and a peaceful atmosphere will be required in the border areas to restore normal relations. . Wang reached Delhi from Kabul on Thursday on an unannounced visit. This is the first high-level visit by a Chinese leader in nearly two years after the eastern Ladakh standoff.
Wang and Jaishankar underlined that 15 rounds of talks have been held between the two countries at the level of senior military commander on the issue of the eastern Ladakh standoff and progress has been recorded on several areas of conflict with regard to the withdrawal. Is. “It needs to be taken forward as the completion of the withdrawal process is necessary for talks on this,” the foreign minister said. He said, ‘I would say for the present situation that the work is in progress (Work in Progress). Naturally it is progressing at a slower pace than the desired level. He said that his talks with the External Affairs Minister were focused on speeding up the process.
discussion on bilateral relations
Jaishankar said that for nearly three hours with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the real agenda was openly discussed in a clear and comprehensive manner. “We discussed our bilateral relations which have been affected as a result of Chinese actions since April 2020,” he said. The Foreign Minister said, ‘We have conveyed to the Chinese Foreign Minister the spirit of the country that restoration of the situation before April 2020 is necessary for normal relations.’
Referring to the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh, Jaishankar said that a large number of troops have been deployed on the border from both sides, clearly the situation in the border areas is not normal and peace and stability has been affected there. He said that a peaceful atmosphere will be required in the border areas to restore normal relations. He said that various aspects of bilateral relations were discussed frankly with the Chinese Foreign Minister.
China wants normalcy
In response to a question, Jaishankar mentioned the presence of a large number of troops in the border areas contrary to the established rules and agreements. Jaishankar said, ‘If you ask whether the situation is normal, then my answer will be no.. It is not normal.’ He said that as long as there is deployment on the border on such a large scale, the situation on the border will not be normal. “Foreign Minister Wang expressed China’s desire to restore normalcy (in relations) and noted the enormous importance of our relations,” he said. I also said that India wants stable and expected relations, but for the restoration of normalcy, it is naturally necessary to restore peace and tranquility.
Jaishankar said that the talks at the military and diplomatic level have yielded positive results, but the situation in the region is not normal. The Foreign Minister said, ‘We still have areas of conflict. We have made progress in finding solutions in some of these areas and today we talked about taking it forward. Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday.
During this, there was extensive discussion between the two on various issues including the geopolitical turmoil arising out of the Eastern Ladakh dispute and the Ukraine crisis. Wang had reached Delhi from Kabul on Thursday evening. Significantly, on March 11, the 15th round of high military commander level talks between India and China was held so that the pending matters related to the Eastern Ladakh region could be resolved. However, no progress was made in this conversation. Jaishankar and Wang held talks in Moscow on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in September 2020.
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