MEA on China: State of the border and the future of our ties cannot be separated

India has made it clear that all the other dynamics of the bilateral relations with China are entwined with the return of normalcy along the borders.

Quoting External affairs Minister S Jaishankar the MEA spokesperson during his weekly briefing said that “In the context of overall development of our bilateral relationship as external affairs minister had noted in a recent interview the state of the border and the future of our ties cannot be separated”.

Meanwhile, both the country continue to be engaged at both military and diplomatic levels to ease the tension along the Line of Control in Eastern Ladakah. This week, India’s ambassador in China, Vikram Misri had two important meetings with the Chinese military and diplomatic officials. On Friday he met Major General Ci Guowei, Director of the Office of International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission, and briefed him on India’s stance vis-à-vis the situation on the borders in eastern Ladakh UT.

Earlier on Wednesday he had met the Deputy Director of the Office of the CPC Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission on the issue of LCA standoff and briefed him about India’s stand along on the ongoing LAC standoff and overall bilateral relations.

Commenting on the recent dialogue between India and Chinese officials, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Anurag Srivastav has said that, India and China both remain engaged through both diplomatic and military channels to ensure complete disengagement along the India-China border areas. He indicated that further meetings are likely to happen in the near future between the officials of both sides.