China on Tuesday said it would continue holding talks with India “for peace and tranquility” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and welcomed the agreement reached at Monday’s Corps Commander-level talks “to cool down the situation”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) also rejected the statement made by Gen V.K. Singh (retd) that China lost more than 40 soldiers in the Galwan clash, terming it “fake news”. Beijing has not revealed the number of casualties from the June 15 clash that claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers. Also read | There has been no firing on the border since 1975 | Ladakh face-off | Chinese media lauds Modi’s speechThe MFA said on Tuesday that both agreed to take forward the consensus reached on June 6.

Source: The Hindu June 23, 2020 09:11 UTC