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In a meeting
held on Tuesday between Commander Lieutenant General Harinder Singh and China’s
Major Liu Lin, the two countries came to a preliminary agreement to de-escalate
troops in the contested region of Ladakh. Earlier in June, a border fight broke
out between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan region which led to 15 deaths of
Indian Army soldiers. Since the incident, the diplomats of both countries met
and held several rounds of talks regarding the border.
In a fresh
round of talks held on Tuesday with the highest level of army officials of both
armies, the countries were only able to come to truce agreeing that both armies
will start to remove troops in Ladakh area. According to government sources, it
will take no less than a year before the troops of India and China were removed
completely. Currently, Indian and Chinese armies have positioned more than
50,000 troops and a massive group of armed vehicles, missiles, tankers and
howitzers.
The People
Liberation Army of China aired their concerns over Indian soldiers occupying
strategic spots which will allow them to observe key movements of the Chinese
army in Pangong Tso, Spanggur Gap, Magar Hill, Mukhpari, Reqin La and Rezin La.
Both
countries hope to another level of deliberations as soon as possible to further
discuss the issues.
