LAC Disengagement On Focus as S Jaishankar to Meet Chinese Counterpart in Dushanbe
Jaishankar stated he talked LAC disengagement with Wang Yi and he recognized the importance of restoration of peace and tranquility in this area.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan : India and China have decided to re-convene their military and diplomatic officials to resume negotiations on the outstanding problems in the protracted military stalemate along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This was resolved on Thursday in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. According to a statement released by the external affairs ministry on Friday, Jaishankar recalled that Wang had said at their last meeting on the sidelines of a meeting of SCO foreign ministers on July 14 that India-China relations were "at a low ebb," and that both sides had agreed that "prolonging the current situation was not in the interest of either side as it was impacting the relationship I According to the statement, Jaishankar "emphasised that the two parties should endeavour to resolve the outstanding concerns along the L…