The Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi landed in India hours after India rejected his statement on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a recent session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that China has no locus standi to comment on this issue.
New Delhi: Almost two years after India-China stand-off in Ladakh, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday landed in Delhi. According to the sources, Wang Yi likely to meet foreign minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Friday.
The aim of Wang Yi’s visit is to restart physical engagement and also invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a BRICS meeting to be hosted by Beijing later this year, news agency Press Trust of India has reported.
The Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi landed in India hours after India rejected his statement on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a recent session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that China has no locus standi to comment on this issue.
The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We reject the uncalled reference to India by the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his speech at the Opening Ceremony. Matters related to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir are entirely the internal affairs of India. Other countries including China have no locus standi to comment. They should note that India refrains from public judgement of their internal issues.”
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi had made the comments on Jammu & Kashmir while speaking at the opening ceremony of a meeting of the council of foreign ministers of the OIC hosted by Pakistan on Tuesday. “On the Kashmir issue, we have once again heard the call of many Islamic friends. China shares the same aspiration,” the Chinese Foreign Minister had said.
