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In a clear message, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu that China’s violation of agreements along the frontier in eastern Ladakh “eroded” the entire basis of bilateral ties and that all issues must be resolved in accordance with the existing pacts.
#WATCH | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with his Tajikistan counterpart
Singh will chair the SCO Defence Ministers Meeting in New Delhi tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/PCQStl38bN
— ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2023
In a PTI report, At a nearly 45-minute meeting with Li, amid the three-year border row, Singh also conveyed to the Chinese defence minister that the development of India-China ties is premised on prevalence of peace and tranquillity at the border.
Li’s visit to New Delhi to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is the first by a Chinese defence minister to India after the eastern Ladakh border standoff began in May 2020.
