NEW DELHI: Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday said that Beijing is ready to work with India to implement important common understandings between the leaders of the two countries and work to bring bilateral relations back on track as soon as possible.
Ahead of a key meet between national security advisor Ajit Doval and China foreign minister Wang Yi, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that both the countries need to respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, strengthen mutual trust through dialogue and communication and properly settle differences with sincerity and good faith.
“China is ready to work with India to implement the important common understandings between the leaders of China and India, respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, strengthen mutual trust through dialogue and communication, properly settle differences with sincerity and good faith, and bring bilateral relations back to the track of stable and healthy development as soon as possible,” Jian said.
NSA Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi are set to hold 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives in Beijing on Wednesday. These would be the first such high-level talks since December 2019.
According to ministry of external affairs, the talks are expected to focus on the China-India border issue.
“The two Special Representatives will discuss the management of peace and tranquility in the border areas and explore a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the boundary question,” The MEA said.
Earlier, EAM S Jaishankar informed the Parliament that the disengagement between India and China has been fully achieved in Eastern Ladakh through a step-by-step process in Depsang and Demchok.
Earlier in October this year, India and China reached an agreement regarding patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas.
The border standoff between India and China began in eastern Ladakh along the LAC in 2020, and was sparked by Chinese military actions. It led to prolonged tensions between the two nations, significantly straining their relations.