Straight Talk : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tells Chinese Counterpart Wang Yi ; Must Ensure Full Respect Of LAC, Past Agreements

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Vientiane on the sidelines of the East Asia summit and discusses bilateral ties and situation at the border.

Jaishankar and Wang agree to give strong guidance to complete disengagement process.

Must ensure full respect for Line of Actual Control and past agreements. It is in our mutual interest to stabilise ties, Jaishankar tells Wang, PTI reports.

Jaishankar Tweeted on X, Met with CPC Politburo member and FM Wang Yi in Vientiane today.

Continued our ongoing discussions about our bilateral relationship. The state of the border will necessarily be reflected on the state of our ties.

Agreed on the need to give strong guidance to complete the disengagement process. Must ensure full respect for the LAC and past agreements.

It is in our mutual interest to stabilize our ties. We should approach the immediate issues with a sense of purpose and urgency.

On the meeting Jaishankar quoted by ANI said, “I am very glad that we could meet today on the sidelines of East Asia Summit Foreign Minister’s meeting…I believe today that our conversation provides us another opportunity to take forward the ongoing discussions… Our ability to ensure that they (India-China ties) are stable and forward-looking is essential, both for the prospects of Asia and that of the multipolar world. There are also issues on which our interests converge. In our previous meeting, we had both agreed in this regard…You are aware that the disturbance to peace and tranquillity in our border areas cast a shadow on our ties for the last 4 years. We have both made efforts to resolve the issues, our endeavour is to complete that process…”