Addis Ababa, February 11, 2021 (FBC) – India and China have agreed to disengage troops from a bitterly contested lake area in the western Himalayas, the Indian defence minister said.
Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Thursday the accord had been reached after several rounds of talks between military commanders and diplomats.
“Our sustained talks with China have led to agreement on disengagement on the north and south banks of the Pangong lake,” he said.
China’s defence ministry said front-line troops from the two countries had begun to pull back from the shores of the lake on Wednesday, according to Aljazeera.