India rejects K-reference in China-Pak statement
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 29
India has reacted strongly to the reference of Jammu & Kashmir and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor in a joint statement of the third China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue released earlier this week.
“As in the past, India categorically rejects any reference to J&K,” said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, adding that along with the UT of Ladakh, Jammu&Kashmir “has been and will remain an integral part of India”.
The MEA was reacting to a sentence in the statement that said, “The Pakistani side briefed the Chinese side on the deteriorating situation in J&K, including its concerns, position and current urgent issues.”
The Chinese observation was more anodyne. “It is a dispute left over from history and it should be resolved peacefully in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant security council resolutions and bilateral agreements. China opposes any unilateral actions that complicate the situation,” it said.
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