“Border Issue with China Resolved” – Sushma Swaraj

Sep 26, 2014 Tushita Politics 0

Post her meeting with the IBSA Foreign Ministers on the side-lines of the ongoing UN General Assembly session,External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the Indian reporters, “I am happy to tell you that both nations have sat down and resolved the (border-standoff) issue. Timelines have been decided,”

Swaraj met with Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi on Thursday at the United Nations and said that she discussed the border stand-off issue with him.

India and China have resolved the stand-off at the Ladakh border and withdrawal of troops will begin on Friday and be completed by September 30, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said describing the resolution of the issue as a “big accomplishment.”

She further added that even though Chinese President Xi Jingping’s visit to New Delhi this month was “very historical” in itself and delivered very promising outcomes, somewhere a “shadow” of the border incident was cast on the visit.

Two armies of the two countries were involved in a continuous stand-off at Chumar region in Ladakh and the incident coincided with the first visit of the Chinese President.

How it started snowballing:

Last Sunday when some Chinese workers constructing a road on their side of the border crossed over to the Indian side also claimed that they had orders to build a road up to Tible, 5-km deep inside Indian territory. The Indian army intervened but also maintained a safe distance.

Gradually the matter started soaring and both the armies got engaged in a stand-off.

According to Swaraj, the withdrawal of the troops will begin on Friday and will be completed by September 30, adding that the troops of both the nations will return to their positions as they were on September 1, 2014.

“The bad phase will end and by September 30th, the withdrawal of troops will be completed. I talked about this with the Chinese Foreign Minister. I believe this is a big accomplishment,” she said.

Describing her meeting very successful, she also said that she discussed with China the issue of UN Security Council reform and the need to complete the reform process, including expanding its permanent membership by 2015, which will be the 70th anniversary of the world organisation.

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