Ladakh standoff: India and China agree to continue disengagement work

However, there was no indication of any breakthrough in the standoff at the virtual talks held under framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China border affairs

India and China on Friday agreed to continue work towards ensuring complete disengagement of troops in all friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh at the "earliest" as the two sides held a fresh round of diplomatic talks on the over seven-month long border standoff.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it was also agreed at the talks that the next round of military dialogue should be held at an early date so that both sides can work towards an early and complete disengagement of troops in accordance with the existing bilateral agreements and protocols.