New Delhi: India on Wednesday confirmed that Jammu and Kashmir were internal problems and said it refused “inappropriate references” to him by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his speech in the field in Pakistan. “Things related to the Union region of Jammu and Kashmir are entirely Indian internal affairs. Other countries including China do not have locus positions to comment. They must note that India refrains from public assessment of their internal problems,” said a maremator Talk of the Ministry of Arindam Bagchi Journalists today in response to questions about Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs speech.
Wang has made a reference to Kashmir in his opening speech at the Islamic cooperation organization in Pakistan. “In Kashmir, we have heard again today calls from many of our Islamic friends. And China shares the same expectations,” he said.
New Delhi’s rejection of Wang Yi’s comments came in the midst of busy consultations between the two parties on the possibility of his visit to New Delhi within two days.
China has time and returns to repeat its support at the Pakistani stand – its strategic allies – about the problem of Jammu and Kashmir.
Last month, India rejected the reference to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint statement of China-Pakistan, stressed that the area and the Ladakh union area “has been and will” remain an integral part and cannot be revoked from India.
A joint statement was issued on February 6 after the talks in Beijing between China’s President XI Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Bagchi said India has “always reject such references and our position is famous for China and Pakistan”.