India rejected reference made to Jammu and Kashmir by China and Pakistan
New Delhi:
India flatly rejected on Saturday the reference to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint statement released by Pakistan and China after talks between the two countries’ foreign ministers.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is an “integral and inalienable” part of India and that he expects the parties concerned to do not interfere in the internal affairs of the country.
“As in the past, we categorically reject the reference to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the joint press release of the 2nd round of strategic dialogue of the Sino-Pakistani foreign ministers,” he said. declared.
During their second annual strategic dialogue on Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussed the Kashmir issue and progress on the so-called China-Pakistan economic corridor, among a crowd of ‘other questions.
Srivastava said: “India has repeatedly expressed its concerns to China and Pakistan over the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects, which are in Indian territory which has been illegally occupied. by Pakistan “.
“We resolutely oppose the actions of other countries which change the status quo in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and call on the parties concerned to cease these actions,” Srivastava added.
