Military disengagement from Gogra-Hot Springs border area comes ahead of expected Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi meeting.
Indian and Chinese troops have begun disengaging from the Gogra-Hotsprings border area in the western Himalayas, the Indian government said Thursday, two years after clashes at the frontier strained diplomatic ties.
The statement comes ahead of a meeting in Uzbekistan this week which Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to attend.
India said disengagement was taking place in a coordinated and planned way and is meant to keep border peace.
The Asian giants have thousands of soldiers along their de facto border, known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC), where they are backed by artillery, tanks and fighter jets.
India’s External Affairs Ministry on Friday (9th)said that the disengagement will be completed by September 12.
“The two sides have agreed to cease forward deployments in this area in a phased, coordinated and
verified manner, resulting in the return of the troops of both sides to their respective areas,” it said.
“It has been agreed that all temporary structures and other allied infrastructure created in the area by both sides will be dismantled and mutually verified.”
China’s defence ministry earlier on Friday (9th) said troops from both sides had started to disengage in a “synchronised and planned” manner from the area of “Jianan Daban” – using the Chinese name for the disputed border area.
The disengagement “is conducive to maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas,” the ministry said.
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