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These two leaders met for bilateral talks. The biggest thing is that just before this meeting, a meeting had also taken place between the foreign ministers of India and China. That means there was no meeting only between PM Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping. After that a new path of dialogue has opened. Then Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, who reached Laos, had a conversation with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun. Regarding this meeting, the Defense Minister’s Office has informed that this time Laos is hosting this meeting as the current chairperson of MDMM Plan 1.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh walking with Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun at the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM Plus) in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Defense chiefs of other countries are also present. When the heads of state of India and China met, a new path of dialogue opened up between India and China. Indian Defense Minister and Chinese counterpart Dong Jun were seen walking together. Actually these two leaders met for bilateral talks. The biggest thing is that just before this meeting, a meeting had also taken place between the foreign ministers of India and China. That means there was no meeting only between PM Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping. After that a new path of dialogue has opened. Then Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, who reached Laos, had a conversation with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun. Regarding this meeting, the Defense Minister’s Office has informed that this time Laos is hosting this meeting as the current chairperson of MDMM Plan 1.
India and China on Wednesday agreed to work towards a roadmap for restoration of mutual trust and understanding. Along with this, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh during talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun called for learning lessons from the unfortunate border conflicts of 2020. The defense ministers of the two countries met in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. This meeting has come at a time when Indian and Chinese armies have completed the withdrawal of troops from the two last confrontation sites in eastern Ladakh just a few weeks ago.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement that both sides agreed to work together towards a roadmap for restoration of mutual trust and understanding. It said that in the delegation-level talks, Singh emphasized that cordial relations between India and China will have a positive impact on global peace and prosperity. Noting that the two countries are and will remain neighbours, the ministry said we need to focus on cooperation rather than conflict. Singh called for learning from the unfortunate border clashes in 2020, taking steps to prevent recurrence of such incidents and maintaining peace along the India-China border, the statement said.
#WATCH Defense Minister Rajnath Singh walking with Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun at the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM Plus) in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Defense chiefs of other countries are also present. pic.twitter.com/z5DrnSRWSj
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