Foreign Secretary Vikram Mistri confirmed that the Indian and Chinese military have reached an agreement to restart patrolling on Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
The Indian and Chinese negotiators have been in touch for the last few weeks until they both agreed to close the deal.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Mistri confirmed that the Indian and Chinese military have reached an agreement to restart patrolling on Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
He mentioned that over last few weeks, Indian and Chinese negotiators have been in touch on it.
It is understood that the agreement pertains to patrolling in Depsang and Demchok areas.
The announcement on the breakthrough comes a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's travel to the Russian city of Kazan to attend the BRICS Summit.
Though there is no official announcement, it is expected that Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has also mentioned that this development may lead to an disengagement at the border.
Misri reportedly said, "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."
The relations between the two neighbors have been strained since a 2020 clash along the eastern Ladakh border led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese PLA casualties.