It's for two of us to talk: Jaishankar on India-China border dispute
Published : Tuesday, 30 July, 2024 at 12:00 AM Count : 206
TOKYO, July 29: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday ruled out any role for a third party in India's border dispute with China, saying the two neighbours have an issue and it is for them to find a way out.
"We are not looking to other countries to sort out what is an issue between India and China," Mr Jaishankar said while responding to a series of questions at a press conference in Tokyo.
Mr Jaishankar, who is here to attend a Quad foreign ministerial meeting, also said that India's relationship with China is not good and it's not doing well.
"We have a problem, or, I would say, an issue between India and China...I think it is for two of us to talk it over and to find a way," he said.
"Other countries in the world would have an interest in the matter because we are two big countries and the state of our relationship has an impact on the rest of the world. But we are not looking to other countries to sort out what is really an issue between us," he said, recalling his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi twice this month.
Mr Jaishankar and Wang met last week in the Laotian capital where they participated in the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). —PTI
