United Nations (TDI): Welcoming agreement on border patrols between China and India, The United Nations expressed hope that the process of good neighbourly relations between the two countries will be strengthened.
“We certainly welcome any positive engagement between the nations of China and India, and we hope that the process of good neighbourly relations will be strengthened,” UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Aziz Haq said at the daily noon briefing at UN Headquarters in New York while responding to query.
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China and India agreed on patrolling along the nearly 3,500-km Line of Actual Control to end the border issue that also led to a deadly clash. An agreement between the two countries was signed in this connection on Monday.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri talked to media on the agreement. “An agreement has been arrived at on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas, leading to disengagement and a resolution of the issues that had arisen in these areas in 2020,” according to media reports he said while China also commented on the agreement.
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China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian confirmed the agreement, “which China views favourably”.
“Going forward, the Chinese side and Indian side will implement those resolutions,” he added.
