With disengagement yet to be fully completed in eastern Ladakh, India and China held another round of diplomatic talks to resolve the military stand-off that started in May 2020.
To achieve the objective of resolution of remaining issues along the LAC in the Western Sector “in accordance with existing bilateral agreements and protocols”, they also agreed to hold the next (17th) round of the senior commanders’ meeting at an early date. The two sides reviewed the situation along the LAC in the western sector of India-China border areas.
“Recalling the developments since the last meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in May 2022, they welcomed the disengagement in the area of Gogra-Hot Springs (PP-15), that was carried out in a phased, coordinated and verified manner between 8-12 September 2022,” said the government, while noting that these steps reflected the understandings between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Wang Yi, including at their recent meeting in Bali in July this year.