NEW DELHI: The disengagement at Gogra-Hot Springs will be completed by September 12, days before a possible meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Uzbekistan, and will ensure LAC in the area is strictly observed and respected by both sides, the government said in a statement Friday even as China again blamed India for the standoff that started in April-May 2020.
Beijing, however, said the agreement for disengagement at patrolling point-15, which started at 8.30 am on Thursday and will see landforms in the area restored to pre-standoff period, was a positive development and conducive to peace and tranquility in the border areas.
