On Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs slammed the reference of Jammu & Kashmir in China Pakistan’s joint statement calling it ‘unwarranted’.
Issuing the media queries on the mention of J&k in China Pakistan joint references, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ‘We have noted unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in the joint statement between China and Pakistan of 07 June 2024….We categorically reject such references. Our position on the issue is consistent and well-known to the concerned parties.
Further MEA also added that ‘union territories of J&k and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India.’
‘The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh have been, are and will always remain integral and inalienable parts of India. No other country has the locus standi to comment on the same.’ said MEA.
Talking about the China Pakistan economic activities under CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor), whose some of the area falls under India’s occupied territory, the MEA emphasized, they reject such moves, which legitimizes Pakistan’s illegal occupation of these territories.
Meanwhile, China and Pakistan have recently issued a joint statement following Shehbaz sharif’s interaction with Chinese president Xi Jingping on Kashmir on June 7, 2024.
The Joint statement on J&k said that ‘The Pakistani side briefed the Chinese side on the latest developments of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Chinese side reiterated that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is left over from history and should be properly and peacefully resolved in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements.’
