Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has addressed in Rajya Sabha over the recent stand-off between India and China at the LAC.
Rajnath in his Rajya Sabha speech said that both India and China has reached to an agreement on the disengagement at Pangong Tso in Ladakh.
“Our sustained talks with China have led to agreement on disengagement on the north and south banks of Pangong Lake. After this agreement, India-China will remove forward deployments in a phased, coordinated manner,” the Defence Minister said in his statement in the Rajya Sabha.
“I want to assure this House that in these talks we have not conceded anything,” he asserted. “The agreement that we have been able to reach with the Chinese side for disengagement in the Pangong lake area envisages that both sides will cease their forward deployments in a phased, coordinated and verified manner.”
Union Defence Minister also said that the Chinese would keep their forces in the Noth Bank area of east Pangong.
“Our sustained talks with China have led to agreement on disengagement on the north and south banks of Pangong Lake. After this agreement, India-China will remove forward deployments in a phased, coordinated manner,” the Defence Minister said in his statement in the Rajya Sabha.
“I want to assure this House that in these talks we have not conceded anything,” he asserted. “The agreement that we have been able to reach with the Chinese side for disengagement in the Pangong lake area envisages that both sides will cease their forward deployments in a phased, coordinated and verified manner.”
Rajnath stated that there are still some issues on the deployment and patrolling at some other points along with the LAC in the eastern Ladakh which will also be focus.
