India and China will continue to maintain dialogue amid the disengagement process after clashes at Galwan Valley last month. Chinese Government officcial spokesperson said in a statement.

The talks come as Indian and Chinese troops disengaged along the LAC after the clash at Galwan Valley on June 15 in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

The Chinese government in a statement said that “both sides exchanged frank and in-depth views on the recent Sino-Indian border situation and made positive progress in easing the situation on the ground.”, Statement added, “They agreed to continue to maintain dialogue and consultations on the military and diplomatic channels, promote further cooling of the situation on the ground and strengthen confidence-building measures in the border areas.”

China said the issues should be “promptly and properly” handled to “avoid the rise of differences into disputes.”

India’s National Security Advisor(NSA) and China’s foreign minister Wang Yi had earlier in the week engaged in a two-hour long talks over the phone to discuss the border situation in the wake of the clashes at the border with both sides asserting that disengagement along the LAC held the key to peace at the border.

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