A couple of days later, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi reiterated Islamabad’s level. Proposal to host lengthy pending summit The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), India on Thursday stated there was no materials change within the scenario since 2014 and there’s no consensus that might enable holding the summit.
Qureshi had stated on Monday that India can just about attend the assembly if it doesn’t need to take part in particular person.
Responding to questions at a briefing, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi stated, “We have seen media reports about the Pakistan Foreign Minister’s remarks about the summit… you are aware of the background why the summit did not take place.” Is. From 2014. There has been no bodily change within the situation. Therefore, there’s nonetheless no consensus that might enable the holding of the summit.”
The nineteenth SAARC summit was scheduled in Islamabad in November 2016 however was canceled after New Delhi and different SAARC nations together with Afghanistan boycotted the September 18, 2016 Uri terror assault.
Earlier this week, Qureshi had stated, “Unfortunately India has made this forum inactive due to its stubbornness.” They should not prepared to come back to Islamabad, are hesitant.”
“Due to India’s stubbornness, this platform is suffering. If you do not want to come to India, then new means are available. I reiterate my invitation to all SAARC members and Pakistan looks forward to hosting the 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad. If they do not want to come to India, they can attend virtually. If they (India) have trouble coming here physically, they can be present virtually but they should not stop others. They should let others come and not influence this forum,” Pakistan’s international minister had stated.
SAARC works on the precept of consensus and summit can’t be held if even one member decides to not attend.
On Pakistan elevating the difficulty of Kashmir and human rights violations there, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that Pakistan had hosted Osama bin Laden and its document on human rights is well-known.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
