DUBAI: Any escalation of tension between India and China on the Dokalam standoff will be potentially “very disruptive” for the countries of the region and both sides should try to resolve the issue amicably, the United Arab Emirates said.
UAE’s minister of state for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash said his country has been keeping an eye on the issue and hoped that both the great powers will find a way to resolve it.
The UAE FM on Wednesday held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj covering all major bilateral and regional issues. The face-off between the armies of India and China in Dokalam is understood have figured at the meeting.
“Any escalation between two great powers [India and China] is potentially very disruptive for all of us. More we have a way in addressing the issue between these two great nations, I think we will feel more stable,” he told reporters during the meeting.
