New Delhi: A day after India said it has reached an agreement with China on the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has been reported to have confirmed that talks have progressed.>
The Global Times, a Chinese Communist Party-run tabloid, reported spokesperson Lin Jian as having said that India and China have “reached a solution on relevant matters.”>
China is going to work with India to implement the solution plan, Lin also said.>
The newspaper has his full response when asked to react to India’s announcement as such:>
“China and India have maintained close communication through diplomatic and military channels regarding border-related issues. Currently, the two sides have reached a solution on the relevant matters, which China views positively. In the next phase, China will work with India to effectively implement the solution plan.”>
A day ago, foreign secretary Vikram Misri announced that an agreement had been reached on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China border.>
Later in the day, Union external affairs minister S. Jaishankar stated that “the disengagement process has been completed” for the four-year-long military stand-off.>
On the heels of these announcements, there is strong speculation of a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit at Kazan in Russia. The summit starts today and will end tomorrow.>
To PTI’s question on whether this meeting will take place, Lin said, “We will keep you posted if anything comes up.”