Jaishankar held a joint press conference with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra on 5 November.
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that the 'disengagement chapter' with China is now over. The armies of both the countries have completed the withdrawal of troops from the disputed areas of Depsang and Demchok along the LAC. Now the matter has progressed a lot. Jaishankar was speaking at a joint press conference with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra.
Jaishankar said- After the completion of disengagement, now the focus of both the countries will be on de-escalation. For this, a meeting of Foreign Ministers and National Security Advisors (NSA) will be held soon. Jaishankar did not mention any date.
This was the 15th Framework Dialogue of the Foreign Ministers of India and Australia, which took place in Canberra.
Challenge to reduce the number of soldiers Responding to a question asked in the press conference, the External Affairs Minister said, 'Once the process of withdrawal of troops from the border is completed, we will have other challenges. He said that these challenges also include reducing the number of troops on both sides.
Jaishankar said- During the BRICS meeting, there was a conversation between Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In this, both the countries have agreed to the meeting between their Foreign Minister and NSA. PM Modi had then said that relations between the two countries are important for our people, global peace and stability.
Relations started deteriorating in 2020 India shares 3 thousand 440 km border with China. Border tensions between the two countries began in 2020. During this time, there was a serious military clash of the last decade between the soldiers of India and China in the Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh. 20 soldiers were martyred in this. Many Chinese soldiers were also killed. However, China has not yet disclosed any figures.
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China said- bilateral relations between the two countries will move forward Earlier, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India wrote on Twitter, 'The Chinese and Indian armies are implementing the agreements reached between the two sides on border issues. It is running smoothly at present. Also, China's Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said that he is hopeful that bilateral relations between the two countries will move forward. He will not be affected by any particular disagreement.
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To avoid Galwan-like clash, they will patrol on different days and will also inform each other.
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