New Delhi:External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar on Thursday met State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on the sidelines of the 21st SCO Meeting of the Head of States, the MEA said.
The two Ministers exchanged views on the current situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh as well as on global developments.
Taking to Twitter Jaishankar wrote, "As for Asian solidarity, it is for China and India to set an example".
EAM noted that since their last meeting on 14th July the two sides had made some progress in the resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh and had completed the disengagement in the Gogra area.
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However, there were still some outstanding issues that needed to be resolved, said sources from Ministry of External Affairs.
In this context, EAM recalled that Foreign Minister Wang Yi had in their last meeting noted that the bilateral relations were at low ebb.
According to MEA, both sides had agreed that a prolongation of the existing situation was not in the interest of either side as it was impacting the relationship in a negative manner.
EAM, therefore, emphasized that the two sides should work towards early resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols.
Jaishankar further underlined that it was necessary to ensure progress in the resolution of remaining issues to restore peace and tranquility along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh noting that peace and tranquility in the border areas have been the essential basis for progress in the bilateral relations.
In this regard, both the Ministers agreed that military and diplomatic officials of the two sides should meet again and continue their discussions to resolve the remaining issues at the earliest, MEA informed.
The two Ministers also exchanged views on the recent global developments. EAM conveyed that India had never subscribed to any clash of civilizations theory.
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He said that India and China had to deal with each other on merits and establish a relationship based on mutual respect.
"For this, China needed to avoid viewing our bilateral relations from the perspective of its relations with third countries," said Jaishankar, while adding that Asian solidarity would depend on the example set by India-China relations, Jaishankar reiterated.
