Meanwhile, China on Friday said the channel of communication with India was "unimpeded" but rejected Bhutan's claim over Doklam where Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a face-off. They have urged a return to the status quo as before June 16. In coordination with the RGOB, Indian personnel, who were present at general area Doka La, approached the Chinese construction party and urged them to desist from changing the status quo. Where the boundary in the Sikkim sector is concerned, India and China had reached an understanding also in 2012 reconfirming their mutual agreement on the "basis of the alignment". "It is essential that all parties concerned display utmost restraint and abide by their respective bilateral understandings not to change the status quo unilaterally.

Source: Economic Times June 30, 2017 09:24 UTC