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Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart in Moscow amid Ladakh standoff

Singh and Wei are in Moscow to attend a meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which took place earlier in the day

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurating a webinar on seamless implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Cantonment areas organised by Directorate General of Defence Estates, in New Delhi.

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Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a bitter standoff in multiple places along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

Press Trust of India Moscow/New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Sep 04 2020 | 11:57 PM IST

Amid heightened border tension in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held talks in Moscow with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe.

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar and Indian Ambassador to Russia D B Venkatesh Varma are part of the Indian delegation at the talks that began at around 9:30 PM (IST) at a prominent hotel in the Russian capital.

It is the first highest level face-to-face meeting between the two sides after the border row escalated in eastern Ladakh in early May. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has previously held telephonic talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the border

Topics : SCO Rajnath Singh India China border row Ladakh standoff Moscow

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