China tacitly acknowledges withdrawal of troops from Ladakh
May 06, 2013  15:00
Tacitly acknowledging the withdrawal of its troops from Depsang Valley in Ladakh, China today said the "stand off incident" with India was resolved through "fruitful consultations", keeping the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind.

"Following the stand off incident at the border area, China and India with the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind have taken a cooperative and constructive attitude," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.


The two sides exercised restraint and properly handled the incident through relevant mechanisms, diplomatic channels and border meetings, she said.


In her first comments after the decision of the two countries to withdraw troops from the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) area after a 20-day stand off, Hua said, "As far as I know relevant consultations have been fruitful".
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