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Economic Times | 20 Feb, 2021 | 08.29AM IST
India-China Live Updates: India, China to hold 10th round of Corps Commander level talks today
According to the sources, the two sides will discuss disengagement from other friction points after disengagement from both Northern and Southern banks of Pangong Lake.
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India, China to hold 10th round of Corps Commander level talks today
- After completing the disengagement process from both north and south banks of Pangong Lake, India and China are set to hold the 10th round of Corps Commander level talks at 10 am on Saturday on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Moldo, Army sources had said.
- According to the sources, the two sides will discuss disengagement from other friction points after disengagement from both Northern and Southern banks of Pangong Lake.
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