BEIJING: China and India were able to “reduce differences” and build “some consensus” on disengaging troops from friction points to end the standoff in eastern Ladakh and agreed to maintain dialogue to reach a resolution acceptable to both sides at an “early date”, the Chinese defence ministry said Thursday.
Under the guidance of two leaders, China and India have maintained communication with each other through diplomatic and military channels, including between two foreign ministers, and China’s foreign minister and India’s NSA and through the border consultation mechanisms, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for the ministry of national defence, said.
He was replying to a question on the talks between the two countries on disengagement from the remaining friction points, especially Demchok and Depsang, to end the over-four-year-long military standoff in eastern Ladakh resulting in a freeze of relations between the two countries.
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