Ladakh standoff: India, China agree for mutually acceptable resolution after talks of 16th round

Lt-General Anindya Sengupta, the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps led the Indian delegation while South Xinjiang Military District Chief Major General Yang Lin led Chinese delegation.

New Delhi: A day after both India and China sides conducted talks to resolve Ladakh row, both the sides have reportedly been agreed for mutually acceptable solution. The development to this effect was reportedly came after a meeting which lasted for over 12 hours on Sunday between the two countries.

Lt-General Anindya Sengupta, the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps led the Indian delegation while South Xinjiang Military District Chief Major General Yang Lin led Chinese delegation.

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As per the reports, both the countries were agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in Ladakh region. The meeting between both sides was of 16^th round in which both agreed to work out on mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues. Notably, 15^th round of talks, which took place on March 11 this year, was reportedly failed to yield any significant outcome.

A joint statement by both the sides said that it was reaffirmed that the resolution of pending issues would help in the restoration of peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the region and enable progress in bilateral relations.

“They had a frank and in-depth exchange of views in this regard, in keeping with the guidance provided by the state leaders to work for the resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest,” the statement said.

“The two sides reaffirmed that the resolution of remaining issues would help in the restoration of peace and tranquility along the LAC in the Western Sector and enable progress in bilateral relations,” it said.

“The two sides agreed to stay in close contact and maintain dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and work out a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest,” the statement said.