Russia may have nudged China to speed up disengagement along the Line of Actual Control

NEW DELHI: Russia is believed to have nudged China to expedite the ongoing disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.

The current situation along the LAC and stability in the region is understood to have figured when Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov held telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi last week, ET has reliably gathered. It has been further learnt that Lavrov and Wang discussed how to settle “global issues exclusively through dialogue”.

“On July 17, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with state councillor and foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.