‘Nine rounds of military talks held with the Chinese so far’

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said senior military commanders of India and China have held nine rounds of talks on the process of disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh and the parleys will continue in future also.

Addressing reporters in Vijayawada, he said so far there was no "visible expression" of the talks on ground. "The disengagement talks, because it is a very complicated issue, because it depends on troops, you have to know the geography (like) which position and what is happening, this is being done by the military commanders," he said.

The minister was replying to a query on whether there would be any ministerial level talks between both the countries on skirmishes between troops of the Asian giants. "Military commanders have held nine rounds of meetings so far. We believe some progress has been made," he said.

What is the China India standoff?
China and India have been locked in a military standoff in Ladakh since last year. The two countries have held several rounds of military and diplomatic talks to resolve the face-off, but no significant headway has been made so far. Referring to the parleys he and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held with their respective Chinese counterparts last year in Moscow, S Jaishanakar said it was agreed that there should be disengagement in points.

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