China has agreed in Principle to resume trade with India through shipki -la in kinnaur: Himachal Govt – CNBC TV18

China has agreed in printciple to the proposal of resuming trade Said on Sunday (August 24).

The trade was suspended in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has informed the state government Shipki-La (Himachal Pradesh), Lipulekh (Uttarakhand) and Nathu La (Sikkim), The Statement Issued Here Said.

“The Himachal government’s consistent efforts to resume trade with china through shipki-la (kinnaur) have yielded encouraging results. The government of China has agreed in proposal door Recent visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi To India, “It said.

This breakthrough was made possible due to the personal intervention of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Who Had Written to the Union Government Urging Revival of the Historic Indo-Little Route ”Following which the union government” formally took up the matter with China, lead to a consensus to restart the trap, ”The statement said.

The state government would now take up the matter with the union commerce ministry for completeing codal formalities.

The Chief Minister had Emphahsized that Shipki-La, Once An offshoot of the Legendary Silk Route and Formalised as a Border Trade Point Under The India-China-China Bilateral Agreement of 1994, Plaayed A Vital Role Trans-Himalayan Economic and Cultural Exchanges.

In addition to trade, the state government has also received a positive response Regarding the Resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Through Shipki-La, The Statement said.

The state government has highlighted that the shipki-la route, connecting via gartok towards Darchen and mansarovar, is comparatively shorter on the tibetan side.

Himachal pradesh alredy has road connectivity up to shipki-la via rampur bushahr and pooh, making it feasible to develop the necessary base camps and supoporting infrastructure for the yatra to the union government Had said.

The external affairs minister, in a letter to the CM, conveyed that after a five-yar gap, the kailash mansarovar yatra haas resume through lipulekh pass (Uttarakhand) and Nathu La Pass (Sikkkim), Discussions are underway with china on the possibility of adding shipki-la as an additional route.

The state government is hopeful that these initiatives will not only revive traditional border trade but also open new avenues for tourism, Cultural exchange, and Economic Development in Himachal Pradesh, the Statement said.

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