Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has told his Chinese counterpart Admiral Don Jun that India and China should maintain positive pace in bilateral relations and avoid new complications. Singh held a meaningful talks with Jun, on the sidelines of the Defense Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Sangathan (SCO) in Chingdao, the port city of Chinese on Thursday evening.
It was agreed in October last year to end the military deadlock over the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh between India and China, after which the Indian Defense Minister visited China amidst efforts to re -establish New Delhi and Beijing relations.
Singh said in a post on social media on Friday, “Chingdao spoke to China’s Defense Minister Admiral Dawn June during a meeting of SCO Defense Ministers.” We held meaningful talks on important issues related to bilateral relations. ”
He said, after a gap of about six years, Kailash Mansarovar Yatra expressed happiness when he started again. Singh said, it is necessary for both sides to maintain this positive speed and avoid new complications in bilateral relations.
Officials said that Singh also presented a Madhubani painting ‘Tree of Life’ to Don. According to the statement issued by China, Singh said in a meeting with Don that India does not want to conflict or confront with China, and is willing to promote mutual confidence for sustainable development of bilateral relations, to dispose of differences, to dispose of the differences, increase dialogue and bilateral relations.
Singh’s Chingdao Yatra has taken place amid the restoration of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in Tibet. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was initially suspended in 2020 due to Kovid-19 epidemic and then on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh due to military deadlock between the two sides.
The pilgrimage of Kailash Mountains and Mansarovar Lake in the Tibet Autonomous region of China has religious significance for Hindus as well as Jains and Buddhists. The military deadlock in eastern Ladakh began in May 2020 and as a result of violent clashes in the Galwan Valley in June that year, relations between the two neighboring countries became tense.
As part of the agreement on 21 October last year, the deadlock was effectively eliminated after the process of withdrawal of soldiers from the last two confrontation points of Demchok and Depsang.