- The Indian Defense Minister refuses to sign a joint SCO document mentioning terrorist activities in Balutchistan
- The Minister of Defense, KH Asif, reaffirms Islamabad’s unshakable commitment to SCO’s principles and objectives.
Qingdao, China: On Thursday, India, as reported by local media, refused to sign a joint document during a high -level group of the High Level Cooperation (SCO) in China, because it mentioned terrorist activities in Pakistan Balutchistan and the lack of reference to the Pahalgam incident – who saw several tourists killed in Jammou and Kashmur Illégal Indian Indian Kashmur (Iiojk).
According to the Times of India, the Indian Minister of Defense, Rajnath Singh, attended the Réunion des Ministers de la Défense de l’Ocse held in Qingdao which brought together 10 ministers members of the States, including those of Russia, China, India and Pakistan. The group decided not to publish a joint declaration on the lack of consensus on the issue of terrorism.
Development occurs one day after the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that the Minister of Defense Khawaja Asif will represent Islamabad at SCO Moot, however, there was no scheduled meeting between him and his Indian counterpart, Singh.
Clarification followed the statements of the Turkish media according to which there was a possibility of a meeting between the Pakistani ministers and the Indian defense – marking the first incident of this type after the recent armed conflict between the two neighbors with nuclear arms, who saw the two parts carry out cross -border strikes.
Earlier, LT Gen Asim Malik, National Security Advisor (NSA), attended the 20th meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Council of OCS Member States on Tuesday in Beijing, China.
In addition to interacting with Chinese leadership during the visit, the NSA made an important speech reiterating Pakistan’s position on the world and regional situation and contributions to peace and security, in addition to meetings with the key leadership of the OCS countries to improve bilateral and security cooperation.
Speaking at the SCO meeting, Singh accentuated New Delhi’s concerns about terrorism and urged member countries to adopt a position in principle on the issue, NDTV reported.
“The biggest challenges in our region are linked to peace, security and confidence deficit (…) India estimates that reformed multilateralism can help strengthen cooperation to prevent conflicts between countries by creating mechanisms of dialogue and collaboration,” said the Indian defense TSAR.
“Remember to politicize anti -terrorist efforts”
Attending the same group, the Minister of Defense, Asif, reaffirmed Islamabad’s unshakable commitment to SCO’s principles and objectives.
Expressing current conflicts around the world, the defense Tsar stressed that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was essential to obtain a shared vision of sustainable prosperity in the region.
“The international community should guarantee a peaceful resolution of long-standing unresolved conflicts of the cashmere (as such) unresolved conflicts remain a constant threat to world peace and security,” he said.
Still on the question of terrorism, Asif called terrorism as a common threat which was to be treated collectively.
“All states should refrain from politicizing joint efforts against terrorism,” added the minister.
He also stressed that there remains a common threat and must be addressed collectively. Pakistan calls on all states to refrain from politicizing the joint effort of the international community to combat the means of terrorism to divert the attention of their internal failures. He reaffirmed the conviction resolved by Pakistan of all the forms and manifestations of terrorism.
In addition, Asif said that Pakistan had condemned the terrorist attack in the IIOJK region contested and occupied illegally internationally recognized and said: “We call on all the states to hold these states to explain who planned, funded and sponsored terrorist attacks such as Jaffar Express in Balochistan”.
In this regard, he asked for the peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue, mediation and preventive diplomacy.
Meanwhile, on the sidelines of the meeting, the minister made bilateral commitments with his counterparts from Tajikistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and China, exchanging opinions on shared security priorities and deepening collaboration.
