New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) Ambassador Vikram Misri met Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui in Beijing on Friday and stressed the importance of complete disengagement in eastern Ladakh, noting this would help restore peace and tranquility and create conditions for progress in bilateral relations.
Ambassador Misri told Luo, former Chinese envoy to India, that maintaining peace & tranquility in border areas had always been the basis for development of bilateral relations.
"Ambassador @VikramMisri met H.E. VFM Luo Zhaohui today at MFAChina. Amb emphasised that maintaining peace & tranquility in border areas had always been the basis for development of bilateral relations," said a tweet of the Indian embassy in Beijing.
In February, Indian and Chinese troops completed a pullout from the glacial Pangong Tso lake area of the Line of Actual control in the western Himalayas.
The Ministry of External Affairs also on Friday said it expects China to work with it through existing bilateral consultation mechanisms between their diplomats and military commanders to ensure early completion of the disengagement process in the remaining areas in eastern Ladakh to allow both sides to consider de-escalation of forces.
Ambassador Misri also flagged outstanding consular issues pertaining to Indian nationals and requested Ministry of Foreign Affairs' facilitation in seeking a resolution, said another tweet.
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