The standoff with China continues… What did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs say about the Army Chief’s statement? Trending Global News

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that there is no contradiction in position regarding the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. A few days before this statement of the Ministry of External Affairs, Army Chief General Upinder Dwivedi had said that there is some standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies in this area. And said that there is no contradiction in the position we have taken.

Some degree of standoff between India and China

After the truce reached on October 21 last year, the Indian and Chinese military sides had withdrawn troops from the two remaining disputed areas of Demchuk and Depsang. At a press conference this week, General Dwivedi said there was still some degree of standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies and both sides needed comprehensive coordination on how to defuse the situation and restore confidence. should be done

The position of the army and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the same.

Asked about the army chief’s comments, Jaiswal said at the weekly press conference that both the army and the foreign ministry have the same stand on the issue. Jaiswal said that I want to mention the position of the Foreign Minister in Parliament. The foreign minister has made the position regarding the withdrawal of troops very clear. He said that as far as the agreement reached on October 21 is concerned, our aim is to ensure patrolling at the respective patrolling points as in the past.