Dushanbe: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met China’s State Councilor Wang Yi and told him that unilateral change of status quo along the LAC was not acceptable to India. Jaishankar had a one-hour meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of Dushanbe SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Both the leaders had a detailed exchange of views on the current situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh. Jaishankar pointed out to Wang Yi that disengagement in Pangong Lake area earlier this year had created conditions for resolving remaining issues. “It was expected that China would work with us towards this objective but situation in remaining areas is still unresolved,” he said.
Jaishankar also recalled that both sides had agreed that a prolongation of the existing situation was not in the interest of either side. “It was visibly impacting the relationship in a negative manner,” the MEA said.
