India, China reach agreement on LAC patrolling in eastern Ladakh
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on Monday that India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh following recent negotiations between officials from both countries.
Misri said, “We have reached an agreement with China on the issues being discussed.”
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri added that this development is expected to lead to eventual disengagement at the border.
“As a result of the discussions that have taken place over the last several weeks an agreement has been arrived at on patroling arrangements along the line of actual control in the India-China border area and this is leading to dis-engagement and eventually a resolution of the issues that had arisen in these areas in 2020,” Misri said.
The foreign secretary said that the Indian and Chinese negotiators have been in contact over the past few weeks to resolve the remaining issues along the border.
The agreement reportedly concerns patrolling arrangements in the Depsang and Demchok areas.
Relations between the two neighbours have been tense since a 2020 clash along the eastern Ladakh border, which led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese PLA soldiers.