India has good relations with both Saudi Arabia and Iran.
New Delhi:
Days after rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran signed a China-brokered deal to revive diplomatic ties, India on Thursday welcomed the agreement, saying it always advocated dialogue and diplomacy to resolve differences. Is.
The two countries announced the full restoration of their diplomatic ties seven years after they severed them following a bitter dispute.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We have seen reports in this regard. India has good relations with various countries in West Asia. We have deep abiding interests in that region.”
He was asked to comment on the settlement.
Arindam Bagchi said, “India has always advocated dialogue and diplomacy as a way to resolve differences,” without mentioning China’s role.
India has good relations with both Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Asked about the next round of China-India military talks, he said that in the last diplomatic talks, both sides committed to hold corps commander-level talks at the earliest.
“I think there was a commitment from both sides to hold the next round of commander-level talks at the earliest in the last WMCC that took place physically in Beijing. I don’t have a date to share with you right now,” he said. “
The Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China Border Affairs was held in Beijing three weeks ago.
In the meeting, both sides discussed proposals to disengage in an “open and constructive manner” in the remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
After the meeting, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that both sides have agreed to hold the 18th round of military talks at the earliest to achieve the objective as per existing bilateral agreements and protocols.
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