US favours dialogue on Doklam issues

Tunia Cherian Updated - January 09, 2018 at 05:51 PM.

Indian army soldiers at Nathu-La, 55 km north of Gangtok, Sikkim. The Nathu-La mountain pass, known as the old silk route, lies at an altitude of 14,200 ft. bordering India and China and is covered with snow throughout the year. Picture taken January 17, 2009. -- Photo Credit: Reuters

The US today said it wants India and China to have a dialogue over the Doklam standoff in the Sikkim section.

India and China have been locked in a face-off in the Doklam area for the last 50 days after Indian troops stopped the Chinese People’s Liberation Army from building a road in the area.

“It’s a situation that we have certainly followed closely,” State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told presspersons at her news conference.

“As you know, we have relationships with both governments. We continue to encourage both parties to sit down and have conversations about that. And I’ll just leave it at that,” Nauert said.

Published on August 11, 2017 05:12