NEW DELHI, JULY 13 (UNI) India and China will hold 16th round of senior mili- tary commanders’ meet- ing on Sunday to resolve remaining areas of friction along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh. In the 15th round of talks held on March 11, the two countries discussed the disengage- ment of troops for about 12 hours without making a substantial progress. Sources said that India will again press for dis- engagement at Patrolling Point 15 in the Gogra Hot Springs area to ensure fur- ther disengagement and thereafter de-escalation in Eastern Ladakh.
In the 15 round of talks held so far, the areas that remain to be resolved in Eastern Ladakh are PP15, Demchok and Depsang where the Chinese have remained adamant. Ex- ternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi on July 6 in Bali, Indo- nesia, on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Minis- ters’ Meeting.
Talking about the meeting, Ministry of Ex- ternal Affairs spokesper- son Arindam Bagchi said the Minister did talk of an early resolution of all out- standing issues along the LAC in Eastern Ladak
