It is our expectation that the Chinese side will work with us both through the WMCC and the senior commanders meetings to ensure that disengagement in the remaining areas is completed at the earliest, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said
India pushed for a quick resolution at friction points in eastern Ladakh as Foreign Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday afternoon.
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India on Thursday said it has not conceded any territory as part of the disengagement agreement with China and asserted that it has rather enforced observance of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to prevent any unilateral change in the status quo. At an online media briefing here, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said there has not been any change in India s position on the LAC and the mutual redeployment as a result of the disengagement process should not be misrepresented. Asked about the recent agreement on the de-escalation process in Ladakh s Pangong Lake area, he said the factual position has been very well conveyed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and in a Defence Ministry statement, which he said was aimed at setting the record straight in view of certain misleading and misinformed comments that appeared in the media.
MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that India desires “normal” relationship with Pakistan but New Delhi’s stand on several key issues will continue to remain unchanged.