Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday pushed for restoration of status quo ante at all friction points in eastern Ladakh during talks with his Chinese counterpart Gen. Wei Fenghe in Moscow, in the first highest level face-to-face contact between the two sides after the border row erupted in Ladakh in early May.

The focus of the talks that lasted nearly two and a half hours was on ways to resolve the prolonged border standoff, sources said.

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar and Indian Ambassador to Russia D B Venkatesh Varma were part of the Indian delegation at the talks that began at around 9:30 pm(IST) at a prominent hotel in Moscow following a request from Gen. Wei.

New Delhi responsible for Sino-Indian border row, says China

India-China Border Row “Very Nasty, Would Love To Help”: Donald Trump

Rajnath Singh, China Defence Minister Discuss Border Row In Over 2-Hour-Long Moscow Meet: Report

At SCO meet, Rajnath Singh tells China to restore status quo at LAC

Forget TikTok. China’s powerhouse app is WeChat, and its power is sweeping

Hope for India-China peace kindled in Russia as Rajnath meets Chinese defence minister

US happy to help in China-India border dispute, says Trump

Would love to help India, China resolve border dispute, says Trump

US President Donald Trump calls India-China border situation ‘nasty’, says would love to help

China auto revenue, profit likely flat this year, official says