Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met with a member of the State Council Wang Yi in Bali on Thursday for a meeting of the G-20 Foreign Minister in the midst of the ongoing deadlock between troops along the Indian-Chinese border.
The Minister of External Affairs called for the initial resolution of all extraordinary problems along the Actual Control Line (LAC) in East Ladakh,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
Jaishankar reiterated that Indo-Chinese relations were “best served by observing three mutuals-saling respect, reciprocity sensitivity, and reciprocal interests”, MEA’s statement added.
Jaisankar said that they focused on “extraordinary problems” in bilateral relations related to “border situations”. He added that they also discussed things including students and flights, and “joint perspectives” about the international situation.
Starting from my day in Bali by meeting FM Wang Yi from China. The discussion lasted for one hour. Focusing on problems -extraordinary problems in our bilateral relations related to the border situation. Also talking about other things including students and flights, “Tweeted Jaisankar.
MEA’s statement stated: “The Minister of External Affairs called for the initial resolution of all extraordinary problems along LAC in East Ladakh. Given the release achieved in several friction fields, the Minister of External Affairs reiterated the need to maintain the momentum to complete the release of all the remaining regions to restore peace and calm in the border area. “
He added, “He reiterated the importance of obedient to the agreement and bilateral protocol, and the understanding was achieved between the two ministers during their previous conversation. In this case, the two ministers stressed that military and diplomatic officials from both parties must continue to maintain regular contact and look forward to the next round of the meeting of the senior commander on the initial date. “
Jaishankar, MEA’s statement said, given his meeting with Wang Yi in Delhi in March 2022 and “reviewed the progress of some of the main problems discussed at that time, including the return of students”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized “the need to speed up the process and facilitate student returns on the initial date”.
The two ministers also exchanged perspectives on regional and other global developments,” the statement said, added that Foreign Minister Wang Yi “appreciated India’s support during the Chinese Chief BRICS Chairman this year” and “Convincing Chinese Support for the G20 and SCO Presidency of India who will come “.
This meeting came the day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he had called the Dalai Lama to pray for him on his birthday. Modi’s public articulation about her call to the Dalai Lama-for the second year in a row in the middle of the slide in the Indian-China bond for military deadlock.
“Greeting his 87th birthday to his holiday @dalailama by telephone previously today. We pray for his long life and good health, “Tweet Modi. Last year also, Modi had announced that she hoped for a long time on her birthday.
Phone calls to Tibetan spiritual leaders and public announcements have diplomatic significance given that Beijing calls the Dalai Lama as “Splittist”. India has stated that both parties must pay attention to reciprocity sensitivity, interests and concerns”.
The fact that Beijing does not care about India’s sensitivity” in the Indian-Chinese border, the Chinese-Pakistan economic corridor, Jammu and Kashmir-Status has made New Delhi calibrate its position. This indicates that India will not hesitate to contact rhetoric subtly.
