Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to have a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margins of the G20 summit in Hamburg that begins Friday.
China on Thursday said the the circumstances were not ideal for a bilateral meeting between the two leaders, a reference to the standoff between the border guards of the two armies close to India’s northeastern border.
“The atmosphere is not right for a bilateral meeting between President Xi and Prime Minister Modi,” a Chinese foreign ministry official.
There was no bilateral meeting planned between Modi and Xi, the Indian side said, adding the two countries were likely to allow their armies to resolve the Doklam stand-off.
The two countries have been engaged in a standoff in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan tri-junction for past 19 days after a Chinese Army’s construction party attempted to build a road. Doka La is the Indian name for the region which Bhutan recognises as Dokalam, while China claims it as part of its Donglang region.
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China’s state-run media on Wednesday had quoted Chinese analysts as saying that Beijing would be forced to use a “military way” to end the standoff in the Sikkim sector if India refuses to listen to the “historical lessons” being offered by it.
(With PTI inputs)
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Source: HindustanTimes