BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang reiterated that the situation at the India-China border is generally stable and both sides should consolidate current achievements while stressing on further de-cooling and easing the conditions for lasting peace and tranquility. The relevant agreements should be strictly followed. on the outskirts.
On Thursday, on the sidelines of the SCO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Benaulim, Goa, Foreign Minister S. In his talks with Jaishankar, Qin reiterated China’s oft-repeated recent position that the current situation along the China-India border is generally stable. An apparent reference to the ongoing military standoff in eastern Ladakh which has brought relations to a standstill.
Qin said the two sides should continue to implement the important consensus reached between the leaders of the two countries, consolidate existing achievements, strictly adhere to relevant agreements, and work on further cooling and easing the border situation. Must insist and maintain lasting peace and tranquility in China. said a press release on the Qin-Jaishankar talks issued here on Friday.
In a tweet after the talks, Jaishankar said the focus was on resolving outstanding issues and ensuring peace and tranquility in the border areas. “We had a detailed discussion with State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Qin Gang on our bilateral relations. The focus is on resolving outstanding issues and ensuring peace and tranquility in the border areas,” he said.
Had a detailed discussion with State Councilor and FM Qin Gang of China on our bilateral relations. The focus is on resolving outstanding issues and ensuring peace and tranquility in the border areas.
Also discussed SCO, G20 and BRICS. pic.twitter.com/hxheaPnTqG– Dr. S Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 4, 2023
Jaishankar said that issues related to SCO, G20 and BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) were also discussed.
Qin said that China and India, as the world’s two most populous developing countries, are both in a critical period of modernization.
He said that we should draw lessons from history, approach bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, respect, learn from each other and make achievements, and forge harmonious coexistence, peaceful development and common rejuvenation into a new world. Must walk on the path. China stands ready to hold bilateral consultations and exchanges with India, enhance dialogue and cooperation within the multilateral framework, and deepen coordination and cooperation at the international level, so as to accelerate national rejuvenation and stabilize world peace and development And positive energy can be put. and regional issues and put China-India relations back on the track of sound and stable development.
Qin Gang said that China supports India in hosting a successful SCO summit and hopes that India, as the rotating chair, will play a positive role for the success of the summit in the spirit of unity and coordination. The press release said the two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.
Last week, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu, said that the violation of existing border agreements by China has “undermined” the entire basis of relations between the two countries and all border-related issues have been resolved. Should be resolved as per rules. existing agreement.
The meeting on 27 April took place on the sidelines of a conference of SCO Defense Ministers in New Delhi. A few days before the meeting between the two Defense Ministers, the armies of India and China held the 18th round of talks on de-escalation of the demarcation line.
In the Corps Commander talks on April 23, the two sides had agreed to remain in close touch and find a mutually acceptable solution to the outstanding issues in eastern Ladakh at the earliest. However, there was no sign of any apparent progress in ending the three-year row.
Relations between India and China took a turn for the worse in June 2020 after the fierce clashes in the Galwan Valley, which marked the most serious military conflict between the two sides in decades.
Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a standoff at some friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh for the past three years, though they disengaged at several places after a series of military and diplomatic talks.
India has maintained that the relationship between the two countries should be based on “three mutualities” – mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interests.
The standoff on the eastern Ladakh border started on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong Lake area.
As a result of a series of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides completed the disengagement process in 2021 on the north and south banks of Pangong Lake and in the Gogra area.