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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 29 augusT 2017

India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation

By NIRMALA GEORGE
Associated Press months, ties between the
NEW DELHI (AP) — India neighbors could not be the
and China have agreed to same.
pull back their troops from “Both sides realized that
a face-off in the high Hima- this was not an issue on
layas where China, India which they needed to
and Bhutan meet, signaling have some kind of a shoot-
a thaw in the monthslong ing match which would
standoff, India’s govern- completely destroy rela-
ment said Monday. tions between the two
India’s Ministry of External countries,” said Sushant Sa-
Affairs said India and China reen, a senior fellow at the
had diplomatic exchanges Vivekanand International
in recent weeks over the Foundation, a New Delhi-
situation on Doklam pla- based think tank.
teau in the eastern Himala- Sareen said the danger of
yas and both had agreed an accidental exchange
to “go back to the status of fire had been diffused,
quo” before the standoff. but “Does this mean that
Both India and China said In this Oct. 16, 2016 photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, talks with Chinese President all is hunky dory between
their troops would contin- Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Goa, India. India and China have agreed to pull back their India and China? Certainly
ue to patrol in the Doklam troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet, signaling a not.” The confrontation,
area as they did before the thaw in the monthslong standoff, India’s government said Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. which began in June when
face-off. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Indian troops moved in to
The breakthrough comes Chinese forces in the area made no mention of their “Both sides have acted stop China from construct-
just days before Indian had verified the Indian road-building activities that maturely and have agreed ing a road in the Doklam
Prime Minister Narendra pullout and that China will had prompted India to to go back to the status region in Bhutan, was the
Modi is to travel to China “continue to exercise its send its forces across the quo,” said the official, who worst in decades. India
for a meeting of BRICS sovereignty and uphold its border nearly three months spoke on condition of ano- had insisted that the im-
leaders next month. The territorial integrity in accor- ago. An official of the In- nymity because he was not passe would be resolved
BRICS grouping comprises dance with the historical dian ministry said his coun- authorized to speak to the through diplomatic talks,
Brazil, Russia, India, China conventions.” try also planned to verify media. while China demanded
and South Africa. Hua said Chinese border “in due course of time that Analysts hailed the troop that India withdraw its
In Beijing, foreign ministry troops were continuing Chinese troops have also pullback, but said after troops from Doklam before
spokeswoman Hua Chu- to patrol in the area, but moved back.” the acrimony of the past any talks could take place.
nying told reporters that q

Philippine leader feasts on chicken to allay bird flu scare

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — the poultry, spread on ba- and Nueva Ecija provinces, Duterte thanked more than sions to humans, however,
Philippine President Rodrigo nana leaves in a traditional causing a drop in prices 300 soldiers and policemen was very low, they said.
Duterte ate grilled chicken, feast in front of journalists and consumption along who helped contain the More than 40 people were
duck and eggs with other and TV cameras. with misery for farm owners outbreak. suspected of having been
officials on Monday to help “If it’s really your time, it and workers. Philippine agricultural offi- infected because of flu-
allay fears caused by the doesn’t matter what you “I assure the public that cials said tests by an Austra- like symptoms, but all test-
country’s first large out- eat,” Duterte told the audi- the poultry products in lian laboratory showed the ed negative for the virus,
break of avian flu. ence in jest. Pampanga and Nueva avian flu strain in Pampan- Health Secretary Paulyn
Accompanied by his health Authorities killed more than Ecija are safe for consump- ga’s hard-hit town of San Ubial said.
and agriculture secretaries 600,000 chickens, ducks, tion,” Duterte said. He an- Luis was H5N6, a type that Health officials, however,
and other officials, Duterte quails, pigeons and game nounced financial aid and was discovered in China in will continue surveillance in
traveled to northern Pam- fowls at the height of the loans to help affected busi- 2005 and can be transmit- affected towns until early
panga province and feast- outbreak this month in nesses and workers recov- ted to humans. next month, she said.q
ed with his bare hands on poultry farms in Pampanga er. The rate of past transmis-