India / S Jaishankar said disengagement in eastern Ladakh meant one problem less at the Chinese border

New Delhi : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that a problem near the China border in eastern Ladakh has subsided. The withdrawal of the India-China armies at Patrolling Point (PP) 15 at Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh is meant to be less of a problem on the Chinese border, he said. Jaishankar said this while addressing reporters after talks with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. Recently, China blocked a resolution to designate Pakistan-based terrorists in the United Nations Security Council as terrorists. To a question related to this, the External Affairs Minister said, "I don't think I will say anything new today. Instead, I believe that we (both countries) retreat from patrolling point-15. The work of retreat I think is complete. One problem has come down at the border."

The armies of India and China conducted a joint verification of the withdrawal process at Patrol Post (Patrolling Point) 15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area in eastern Ladakh. Earlier on Monday, the armies of both the countries had withdrawn their troops from the point of confrontation there and dismantled temporary infrastructure. This information was given by those with knowledge of this development on Tuesday. Thus both sides completed the process of withdrawal of troops in a phased and coordinated manner.

The work of withdrawing from these areas of both the countries has happened at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are going to attend the annual meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Samdakand city of Uzbekistan. Due to this, there is speculation that the two leaders may have a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit next week.

However, nothing has been said officially from the Indian side or the Chinese government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reach Samarkand on Thursday and return home late Friday night. On the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, Modi will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and Uzbekistan President Shaukat Mirziyoyev.

Asked about "one country obstructing" the passage of a resolution to designate Pakistan-based terrorists as designated terrorists in the UN Security Council, Jaishankar said the list is prepared because they are a threat to the entire international community. . "India and France have been cooperating for many years regarding listing. I understand that the list of terrorists is prepared because terrorists are a threat to the entire international community. increased when they understand that they do so by putting their own interests at risk.

Last month, China blocked the UN Security Council's move to designate Abdul Rauf Azhar, the deputy chief of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit, as a global terrorist. China had put a technical hold on the joint proposal of India and America in this regard. Responding to a question about China's aggressive stance in the Indian Pacific, Jaishankar said like-minded countries need to work together for peace, stability, security and prosperity in the region.