Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra Resumption a Key Step in India-China Ties Normalisation: EAM Jaishankar

[00:00:00]and to see and to look into the school, to stop the violence, but also to discuss the future.

[00:00:09]Uh since the meeting of our leaders in Wuhan 2018 >> [clears throat] >> relations between India and China have been actually quite good.

[00:00:20]This direction was further affirmed when they met in Wuhan last year.

[00:00:28]We believe that a stable, cooperative relationship can best be developed on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest, and mutual sensitivity.

[00:00:39]Such a relationship can make a valuable contribution to the multipolar Asia and Peace and tranquility in the border areas is obviously a prerequisite for normal ties.

[00:00:52]Since 2020, since October 2020 both sides have engaged to ensure that the border is peaceful.

[00:01:00]This will continue to be our top priority.

[00:01:04]Relevant mechanisms to [clears throat] discuss the meeting must be given full support and strengthened.

[00:01:11]It is natural Excellency that as two large and important nations and that two proximate neighbors India and China would have their own differences.

[00:01:22]That is why our leaders had agreed that differences should not be allowed to escalate.

[00:01:28]It is the responsibility of diplomacy to properly manage it.

[00:01:33]Excellency, the steps in normalization taken over the last few months must be welcomed.

[00:01:40]This includes the resumption of direct flights updating the visa regime restarting the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and recommencing border trade.

[00:01:52]However, there are also important dimensions of our ties that need to be addressed.

[00:01:57]Fair market trade balance and supply There are also concerns about the predictability of supply chains.

[00:02:07]Facilitating both official and people-to-people exchanges merits our attention.

[00:02:13]We also need to agree on meetings of various mechanisms and platforms as per our agenda.

[00:02:21]India is the chair of BRICS this year.

[00:02:24]And we take this opportunity to appreciate the support that China has given to various BRICS activities and initiatives during our chairmanship.

[00:02:35]The global situation is currently extremely complicated.

[00:02:40]Meeting at an international gathering, it would be appropriate for us to exchange views on some of the pressing aspects. Once again, I'm very glad to see you today and I look forward to our conversation.