Kashmir issue: Rattled with EAM S Jaishankar reprimand of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the Shanghai Corporation Organisation meet in Goa, China has raked up the Kashmir issue again. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang who attended the SCO meet, flew to Pakistan on Friday. There he joined Islamabad in seeking the settlement of the row over Kashmir.
China and Pakistan issued a joint statement reiterating their position that the Kashmir issue should be properly and peacefully resolved in accordance with “the UN charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements.”
Jaishankar rebuked Pakistan at SCO meet
To recall, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had rebuked Pakistan at SCO meet. He said the neighbouring country should answer when they will ‘vacate the illegally occupied territories of Jammu and Kashmir’. India has always made it stand clear that terror and talks cannot go hand-in-hand.
China said on Saturday that the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan was left over from history and should be resolved as per the UN resolutions while avoiding any unilateral action. The two sides issued a joint statement at the conclusion of the 4th round of the ‘Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue’ in Islamabad.
Qin Gang also chaired a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Bilwal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday. This is his first trip to the country.
“The Chinese side reiterated that the Kashmir dispute was left over from history between India and Pakistan and should be properly and peacefully resolved in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements.
“Both sides opposed any unilateral actions that further complicate the already volatile situation,” according to the statement.
Qin Gang, Bilawal discuss issues
The entire range of bilateral relations and cooperation, including in political, strategic, economic, defence security, education and cultural domains was reviewed while regional and global issues of mutual interest were also discussed during the dialogue, the joint statement read.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is yet to responf on China-Pakistan joint statement on Kashmir.
At the SCO meeting held on May 4 and 5 in Goa, foreign minister S Jaishankar launched a scathing attack on Pakistan over terrorism. He called his visiting Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto a “promoter, justifier and a spokesperson” of the terror industry.
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