“Our stand on Kashmir may be very clear,” says MEA after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s UNGA remarks

India on Friday firmly restated its place on Jammu and Kashmir, making it clear that the matter is strictly bilateral and doesn't require involvement from outdoors events.

The response got here after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the Kashmir concern through the eightieth session of the United Nations Common Meeting (UNGA). Addressing the media, Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted that New Delhi's strategy has not altered.

“Our stand on the Kashmir concern may be very clear, there was no change in it. So far as mediation is worried, there too, there is no such thing as a want for any third get together to mediate on the bilateral points between India and Pakistan,” Jaiswal asserted.
In his UNGA deal with, Erdogan stated Turkey was “happy” with the ceasefire settlement between India and Pakistan and pressed for the Kashmir matter to be settled “on the idea of UN resolutions” by dialogue. The remark echoed his earlier stand in help of Islamabad, together with throughout a previous go to to Pakistan, which India had sharply criticised on the time.

Rejecting the remarks, Jaiswal stated: “We reject such objectionable feedback on issues which are inner to India. We have now lodged a powerful protest with the Turkish ambassador. Such unwarranted statements on India's territorial integrity and sovereignty are unacceptable.”

Jaiswal additionally identified that the core downside in Jammu and Kashmir arises from Pakistan's conduct. “It might have been higher if Pakistan's coverage of utilizing cross-border terrorism towards India, which stays the most important risk to the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir, had been referred to as out,” he added.The spokesperson additional knowledgeable that Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had lately held a gathering together with his Cypriot counterpart, throughout which India reiterated its help for a “complete and lasting settlement” in North Cyprus based mostly on the UN framework.On the sidelines of UNGA in New York, Jaishankar additionally met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The 2 leaders reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen India-US ties and to work collectively for a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific beneath the Quad framework. Their dialog additionally touched upon commerce, power, and cooperation on vital minerals.

India's robust rejection of Erdogan's intervention got here towards the backdrop of Ankara's rising closeness with Islamabad, together with experiences that Turkish-made drones have been deployed by Pakistforces throughout India's counter-terror Operation Sindoor.