India on Thursday stated any connection with Jammu and Kashmir on the UN General Assembly (UNGA) became now no longer beneficial or useful because it desires to be resolved bilaterally according with the Shimla Agreement.
Addressing the continued UNGA in New York Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated: “India and Pakistan, after having set up their sovereignty and independence seventy five years ago, they nonetheless haven’t set up peace and unity among one another. This is a lot unfortunate. We desire and pray that a truthful and everlasting peace and prosperity could be set up in Kashmir.” Responding to questions about the feedback made with the aid of using the Turkish President, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi stated, “I don’t suppose connection with Jammu and Kashmir on the UNGA is beneficial or useful”.
In 2019, in the course of an cope with at the overall debate of the 74th Session of the General Assembly of the UN, Erdogan had stated, “Despite the resolutions adopted (with the aid of using the UNSC), Kashmir continues to be besieged and 8 million humans are caught in Kashmir.” Bagchi cited that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a assembly with the Turkish President at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit assembly in Samarkand ultimate week.
“As regards Jammu and Kashmir, our role may be very clear. This problem desires to be resolved withinside the Shimla Agreement and bilaterally and additionally in a conducive ecosystem freed from terrorism. I don’t suppose connection with Kashmir in UNGA is beneficial or useful,” Bagchi stated.