The Chinese Defence Ministry on Thursday said that China and India are implementing the agreement to end the standoff at eastern Ladakh in a comprehensive and effective manner, adding that ‘steady progress’ has been made. Answering a a question on the December 18 Special Representatives talks, Chinese Defence Spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang said, “At present, the Chinese and Indian militaries are comprehensively and effectively implementing the border-related solutions reached between the two sides, and steady progress has been made.”
He added that both India and China have ensured close communication on the border situation via military and diplomatic channels on the basis of the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries. He added that talks have achieved great progress.
After the October 21 agreement between India and China, Special Representatives for border question NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing and held a comprehensive dialogue on the implementation of the agreement and restoration of the relations which were frozen since the standoff began in April 2020.
