New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday took strong objection to the joint statement between China and Pakistan that mentioned Jammu and Kashmir.The Indian government categorically stated that 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. The MEA’s responded while referring to the media queries on references to Jammu & Kashmir and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the joint statement between China and Pakistan issued on February 6, 2022.Slamming China and Pakistan, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We expect the parties concerned not to interfere in matters that are internal affairs of India.””We have noted references to Jammu & Kashmir and the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in the joint statement beueen China and Pakistan issued on 06 February 2022. We have always rejected such references and our position is well known to China and Pakistan. In this instance too, we reject reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement,” Bagchi stated.The MEA spokesperson lambasted both the neighbouring countries over mentioning the ‘so called CPEC’, stating that it runs through the illegally occupied areas of India. The Indian government asked Pakistan to stop changing the status quo in the areas under the illegal occupation of Islamabad.As regards reference to the so-called CPEC, we have consistently conveyed our concerns to China and Pakistan on the projects in the so-called CPEC, which are in India’s territory that has been illegally occupied by Pakistan. We resolutely oppose any attempts to change the status quo by other countries, as also by Pakistan, in the areas under the illegal occupation of Pakistan. We call upon the parties concerned to cease such activities, the MEA spokesperson said.
Don’t interfere in our internal affairs; J&K, Ladakh integral parts of India: MEA on China-Pakistan joint statement
February 11, 2022
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