Delhi : – India and China have expressed a desire to defuse themselves and we support a peaceful resolution of the current situation,” said the spokesman for the State Department.
The United States for a peaceful resolution of the Indo-Chinese conflict
The United States supports a “peaceful resolution” to the current conflict between India and China, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed Monday along the real line of control (LAC) in the Galwan region of Ladakh.
“We are closely monitoring the situation between Indian and Chinese forces along the actual line of control. We note that the Indian army has announced the deaths of 20 soldiers and we offer our condolences to their families, “a State Department spokesperson told The Hindu Wednesday morning (India time). “Both India and China have expressed a desire to defuse themselves and we support a peaceful resolution of the current situation
When asked if US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had spoken to his counterpart, Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar, on the matter or whether the United States had reached out to India at all On another level, the spokesperson referred to the June 2 phone call between the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, saying the two leaders then discussed the border situation.
A White House reading for the June 2 appeal had referred to Modi and Trump discussing “regional security issues” – without naming China, while a reading from the Prime Minister’s office called the same Minister made explicit reference to “the situation in India” -China border. “The US-China relationship is currently under strain due to bilateral trade and intellectual property issues between countries, as well as China’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic and its recent legislative measures in Hong Kong.
“We are monitoring the situation between the Indian and Chinese forces along the effective line of control in eastern Ladakh,” a senior administration official told , offering “sincere condolences” to the families of deceased soldiers.
