India-China should continue their discussions to ensure full restoration of peace: Rajnath Singh | TOP POINTS

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry called for calm and appealed against “action that could complicate the situation or escalate matters in border areas”.

“The two sides should continue their discussions, including through diplomatic and military channels, to ensure complete disengagement and de-escalation and full restoration of peace and tranquillity along the LAC at the earliest,” the defence ministry said in a series of tweets on Saturday.

Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh is meeting the Defence Minister of Tajikistan, Colonel General Sherali Mirzo in Moscow. pic.twitter.com/jKZks9IRYt

— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) September 5, 2020

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1.Raksha Mantri conveyed that the two sides should continue their discussions, including through diplomatic and military channels, to ensure complete disengagement and de-escalation and full restoration of peace and tranquillity along the LAC at the earliest.

2.RM further said that the current situation should be handled responsibly and that neither side should take any further action that could either complicate the situation or escalate matters in the border areas.

3.RM advised that it was important therefore that Chinese side should work with the Indian side for complete disengagement at the earliest from all friction areas including Pangong Lake as well as de-escalation in border areas in accordance with the bilateral agreements & protocols

4.RM said that both sides should take guidance from the consensus of the leaders that maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the India-China border areas was essential for the further development of bilateral relations & that2 sides should not allow differences to become disputes

5.RM stated clearly that while the Indian troops had always taken a very responsible approach towards border management, but at the same time there should also be no doubt about our determination to protect India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

6.RM emphasised that the actions of the Chinese troops, including amassing of large number of troops, their aggressive behaviour and attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo were in violation of the bilateral agreements.

7.Raksha Mantri categorically conveyed India’s position on the developments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) including in the Galwan valley in the Western Sector of the India-China Border Areasin the last few months.

8.The two Ministers had frank and in-depth discussions about the developments in the India-China border areas as well as on India-China relations.