A visit to India by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi later this month is possible, but no decision has been made yet, according to persons aware of the development on Wednesday.
The Chinese government or the Ministry of External Affairs have yet to issue an official statement on the planned visit. If the visit takes place, it will be the first by a top Chinese leader to visit India since the two nations' standoff in eastern Ladakh began in May 2020.
The visit was reportedly proposed by the Chinese side, and Wang also plans to visit Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh as part of a four-nation tour. Wang is expected to arrive in Nepal's capital on March 26 for a two-day official visit, according to the Kathmandu Post. It's unclear whether Wang's probable travel to New Delhi will occur after or before his journey to Kathmandu.
Jaishankar and Wang have held many rounds of discussions in Moscow and Dushanbe in the last year and a half to ease tensions in eastern Ladakh. On the margins of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Moscow in September 2020, Jaishankar and Wang held extensive negotiations and secured a five-point agreement to address the eastern Ladakh border conflict.
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