The disengagement process between troops of India and China was completed on Wednesday at Patrolling Point 15 and the Chinese troops have moved back by approximately 2 kilometers, according to Indian Army sources.
“Disengagement between troops of India and China has been completed today at Patrolling Point 15. The Chinese troops have moved back by approximately 2 kilometers,” the Army sources said.
The disengagement process between the two sides at Hot Springs and Gogra began on Monday, Army sources had said.
The Chinese Army had started dismantling its structures since Sunday, sources said.
Army sources further added, under the mutual disengagement, both sides will disengage and move back by 1-1.5 kilometers from the friction points.
After the disengagement process is completed, the two armies are likely to hold further talks to take the process further.
India and China have agreed that it was necessary to ensure at the earliest the complete disengagement of the troops along the LAC and de-escalation from India-China border areas for full restoration of peace and tranquillity.
The Special Representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question — Ajit Doval and Wang Yi— had a ‘frank and in-depth exchange’ telephone conversation on Sunday during which they agreed that both sides should complete the ongoing disengagement process along the LAC expeditiously, according to a statement by Ministry of External Affairs released on Monday.
They re-affirmed that both sides should strictly respect and observe the LAC and should not take any unilateral action to alter the status quo and work together to avoid any incident in the future that could disturb peace and tranquillity in border areas.
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is personally monitoring the India and China border situation continuously with the Indian Army and the standoff between the troops of two countries is expected to be resolved amicably soon, government sources said
The government sources said that Doval talked to the Chinese counterpart make the Chinese agree to begin the process of disengagement.
The situation at the India-China border became tense after 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in a violent face-off in the Galwan valley on June 15-16 when Chinese troops attempted to unilaterally change the status quo during the de-escalation.
(With ANI inputs)
Source: dnaindia.com