UN chief worried over China-India clash

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is worried over the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan border area.

The UN Secretary-General also asked the two nations to exercise restraint.

Guterres’s Associate Spokesperson Eri Kaneko said this on Tuesday.

The spokesperson said: “We are concerned about reports of violence and deaths along the Line of Actual Control between India and China.”

She added: “We urge both sides to exercise maximum restraint. We take positive note of reports that the two countries are engaged in deescalating the situation.”

The clashes on Monday, during which no firearms were reportedly used, was probably the worst confrontation since the 1962 war between the neighbours.



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