Could Visit After Issues Resolved”: NSA Ajit Doval To China’s Invite

New Delhi: 

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval today told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that an “early and complete disengagement of troops” at points of friction along the border is key to restoring normal ties between the two countries.

Mr Doval also called for removing “impediments” to allow bilateral ties to “take the natural course” and stressed that “actions should not violate the spirit of equal and mutual security”.

The Chinese Foreign Minister arrived in Delhi last evening. This is the first visit by a senior Chinese minister and the highest-level talks between India and China since the military standoff in Ladakh began two years ago.

Mr Doval told Wang that the “continuation of the present situation” is not in mutual interest and that restoring peace and tranquillity would help build mutual trust and create and enabling environment for progress in relations, sources said.

The two countries “need to continue positive interactions at diplomatic and military levels for restoration of peace and tranquillity, which is a prerequisite for normalisation,” Mr Doval reportedly told the Chinese Foreign Minister.