Major General-level talks held between India\, China for over six hours: Report



Major General-level talks held between India, China for over six hours: Report

Earlier, the meeting held on Wednesday had remained inconclusive.


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A Major General-level meeting between the Indian and Chinese armies was held near the site of the violent clash in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Thursday and lasted for more than six hours, reports said. 

Earlier, the meeting held to discuss ways to implement the disengagement of troops from Galwan Valley as agreed during high-level military talks between the two sides had remained inconclusive on Wednesday.

All Indian Army personnel who were involved in Galwan valley violent face-off on June 15-16 are accounted for and no soldier is missing in action.

At least 20 Indian Army personnel, including a Colonel rank officer, had lost their lives in the violent face-off which happened in the Galwan valley as a result of an attempt by the Chinese troops to unilaterally change the status quo during the de-escalation in eastern Ladakh.

Indian intercepts have revealed that the Chinese side suffered 43 casualties including dead and seriously injured in the violent clash. The commanding officer of the Chinese unit is among those killed, sources confirmed to ANI.

India wants restoration of old status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) prevailing before May 2020 when the first reports of Chinese incursions started appearing.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had on Wednesday conveyed a clear and tough message to his Chinese counterpart Foreign Minister Wang Yi that what happened in Galwan was a "pre-mediated and planned action that was directly responsible for the resulting violence and casualties."