EAM Jaishankar meets China's Foreign Minister

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang  Yi on Thursday agreed to redouble efforts through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining border issues in eastern Ladakh during a meeting.

In the talks held on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in this Kazakh capital, Jaishankar conveyed to Wang that respecting the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and ensuring peace and tranquillity in the border areas is essential.

The external affairs minister also reaffirmed India's persistent view that the ties between the two sides must be based on mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity.

The Jaishankar-Wang talks came amid the dragging border row in eastern Ladakh that entered its fifth year in May.

India has been maintaining that its ties with China cannot be normal unless there is peace in the border areas.