TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Russia, India and China should correctly handle and properly deal with ‘sensitive issues’ in bilateral ties to safeguard the overall interests of their relations. Wang’s remarks at a virtual conference of the foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) trilateral came amidst a violent clash between the militaries of India and China that led to the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley on June 15.
In his address to RIC Foreign Ministers, Wang said the three countries should ‘correctly handle and properly deal with sensitive factors in bilateral relations and safeguard the overall interests of mutual relation’, without directly referring to the current round of India-China military tensions along the Line of Actual Control, (LAC).
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were also present in the meeting. He backed Russia’s proposal to hold the first RIC defence ministers meeting to enhance the level of defence and security cooperation. Wang emphasised that China, Russia, and India are big countries that insist on strategic autonomy, a press release issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
