Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday suggested that China and India keep their differences on the border issue at a “due place” in bilateral ties, saying that the two countries’ relationship should remain in the right direction. In New Delhi on Friday, Wang met Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (S. Jaishankar) and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Wang proposed a three-pronged approach to boost bilateral relations.
According to the news of the official news agency ‘Xinhua’, “First, both sides should look at bilateral relations from a long-term perspective. Second, they should look at each other’s progress with a positive mindset. Third, both countries should participate in the multilateral process with a cooperative attitude.
According to the news, “The Chinese minister said that the two countries should keep their differences in their proper place in bilateral relations and remain in the right direction of China-India relations.” Wang is also China’s special representative for the India-China border talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. This is the first visit by a high-ranking Chinese official since the Ladakh standoff began in May 2020.
Official sources in New Delhi said that in the first major diplomatic meeting between India and China in nearly two years, Wang and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed the geopolitical turmoil caused by the standoff in eastern Ladakh and the crisis in Ukraine. Had extensive talks on Friday.
Sources said that before the talks with Jaishankar, Wang met National Security Advisor Doval and had extensive talks on the border dispute. Significantly, India and China are holding high-level military talks to resolve the issue in the points of confrontation in eastern Ladakh. After the talks, both sides have already withdrawn their troops from some confrontation points.
