The Chinese delegation was led by Major General Liu Lin, Commander of the South Xinjiang Military District. (File)
A day after Indian and Chinese Corps Commanders held the seventh round of dialogue to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh, both sides said the talks were “positive and constructive” and agreed to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution for disengagement as early as possible.
The meeting took place on the Indian side of Chushul-Moldo Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) point. India and Chinese troops have been locked in a border standoff in eastern Ladakh for over five months.
“Both sides agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels, and arrive at a mutually acceptable solution for disengagement as early as possible. Both sides agreed to earnestly implement the important understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, not to turn differences into disputes, and jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border area,” a joint statement by the two armies said.
At the first informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan in April 2018, the two sides had emphasised on not allowing “difference to become disputes”. This…
