NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday condemned the references of Jammu and Kashmir in the China-Pakistan joint statement calling it ‘unwarranted’. In response to media queries on references to Jammu & Kashmir in the China-Pakistan Joint Statement, 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. 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 standing to comment on the same.”
“The same joint statement also mentions activities and projects under the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Coridor, some of which are in India’s sovereign territory under forcible and illegal occupation by Pakistan,” New Delhi’s statement read.
The MEA said it resolutely opposes and rejects any moves by other countries to reinforcer legitimise Pakistan’s illegal occupation of these territories, impinging on India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
