Peace Returns After Sino-India Face-To-Face
- 22-Feb-2021
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The latest round of talks follows the completion of disengagement and restoration of status quo ante on the north and south banks of Pangong Tso.
A joint India-China statement said, the two sides had ‘candid and in-depth exchange of views’ on the outstanding issues on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and ‘agreed to follow the important consensus of their state leaders’. The statement also underlined the commitment to continue dialogue and ‘push for a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues in a steady and orderly manner’.
The Indian delegation was led by Lt General P G K Menon, Commander of the Leh-based XIV Corps, while South Xinjiang Military District Commander, Major General Liu Lin, headed the PLA team.
Military sources told that no significant new ground was achieved between the two sides regarding the friction points of Patrolling Point 15 (PP15) in Hot Springs, PP17A in Gogra Post, PPs 10, 11, 11A, 12, 13 in Depsang Plains, and the Charding-Ninglung Nallah (CNN) in the Demchok area.
