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Troops of China and India at the south and north banks of the Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh started synchronised and organised disengagement , the Chinese defence ministry announced in Beijing, reported PTI.
“The Chinese and Indian frontline troops at the southern and northern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake start synchronised and organised disengagement from February 10,” statement made by the spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defence, Senior Colonel Wu Qian in a brief statement.
Reacting to the Chinese defence ministry’s statement, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that according to the consensus reached at the Chinese and Indian Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Moscow and the 9th round of commander-level talks between the two sides, the front-line troops of the Chinese and Indian militaries began to conduct simultaneous and planned disengagement in the Pangong Lake area on February 10.
“We hope the Indian side will work with China to meet each other halfway, strictly implement the consensus reached between the two sides and ensure the smooth implementation of the disengagement process,” Wang said in a separate statement.
