China Ready To Work With India To Deal With Differences

New Delhi, April 29, IRNA -- China on Sunday took note of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singhˈs remarks on PLAˈs incursion into the Depsang Valley, saying that it is ready to work with New Delhi to deal with differences while maintaining peace at borders and forging strategic cooperative partnership. ˈWe have noted Prime Minister Manmohan Singhˈs statement,ˈ a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. 'Both sides have been in communication through the working mechanism for consultation and coordination on boundary affairs, border meetings and diplomatic channels for a solution to the incident in part of the western section of the China-India border,ˈ pti quoting the statement as saying. According to the statement, the reaction was in response to a question over Singhˈs remarks that Chinese troopsˈ incursion into the Depsang Valley in Ladakh can be settled through talks. Singh told media in New Delhi Saturday that India does not want to ˈaccentuateˈ the situation in the wake of the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh and is working on a plan to resolve it. ˈWe do have a plan. We do not want to accentuate the situation. We do believe that it is possible to resolve this problem. It is a localized problem. I think the talks are going on,ˈ Singh said. China had denied that its Peopleˈs Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers had pitched tents in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in Ladakh amounted to trespass and violation of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Chinese statement said ˈwe stand ready to work together with India to properly deal with differences and maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas in a bid to boost the healthy and stable development of China-India strategic and cooperative partnershipˈ. ˈWhile actively developing friendly cooperation in recent years, China and India have committed themselves to settling disputes, including the boundary question through peaceful negotiation and preventing the disputes from affecting the development of bilateral relations,ˈ the statement added. The two sides are currently trying to resolve the issue through border consultation mechanism inked last year even as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is due visit Beijing on May 9, which officials said would be followed by new Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visit to New Delhi./end