Modi said “the China-India border issue should be resolved as soon as possible”
Release signal? Modi said that relations with China are of great significance and the protracted border issues should be resolved as soon as possible.
According to Reuters, Indian Prime Minister Modi said in an interview report released on the 10th local time that India and China should “quickly resolve” the protracted border issues between the two countries.
Reuters stated that Modi’s tone on bilateral issues between China and India has significantly softened.
According to reports, Modi said in an interview with the US “Newsweek”, “I think we need to quickly resolve the protracted situation on the border so that we can put the abnormal phenomena in bilateral interactions behind us.”
“For India, the relationship with China is very important and of great significance.” Modi said that stable and peaceful relations between India and China are important to the entire region and the world.
According to “India Today”, Modi also said, “I hope and believe that through active and constructive bilateral contacts at the diplomatic and military levels, we will be able to restore and maintain peace and tranquility in our border areas.”
According to the website of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 27, 2024, Hong Liang, Director of the Department of Boundary and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Dai Guolan, Joint Secretary of the East Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India, co-chaired the China-India Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs (WMCC) in Beijing. The 29th meeting was attended by representatives from the foreign affairs, defense, immigration and other departments of the two countries.
The two sides positively evaluated the progress made in controlling the border situation between China and India, exchanged candid and in-depth opinions on the work ideas for the next stage, and agreed to focus on relevant issues on the border, reach a plan acceptable to both parties at an early date, and promote the transition of the border situation to a stage of normalized management and control;
The two sides agreed to continue to maintain communication through diplomatic and military channels, improve the negotiation and consultation mechanism, and hold a new round of military commander-level talks as soon as possible;
The two sides agreed to strictly abide by the spirit of the agreements and relevant consensuses reached by both sides, avoid a recurrence of the situation on the ground, continue to consolidate the results of the early disengagement, and maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas.
