Status quo in Doklam: Sushma Swaraj

NEW DELHI: There have been no new developments at the face-off site with China in Doklam and its vicinity and status quo prevails in the area, the Government said today.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha that India had consistently maintained that it was only through diplomatic channels that differences on such matters could be addressed.

“On the basis of persistent diplomatic communications, disengagement of Indian and Chinese border personnel in the Doklam area was accomplished on August 28 last year,” she said.

There have been no developments at the face-off site and its vicinity since the disengagement, she added.

“The status quo prevails,” Swaraj said. (AGENCIES)