G20 Meet In Kashmir: China Boycotts G20 Meeting In Kashmir, Are Turkey And Saudi Arabia Also Leaving?

Days after China raised the Kashmir issue in a joint statement with Pakistan, it has now said it will not attend the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting planned in Jammu and Kashmir next week. China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it firmly opposes holding such meetings in the disputed area. A formal statement issued by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that China firmly opposes holding any type of G20 meeting on the disputed territory.

He said that we will not attend such meetings. Both Pakistan and China have previously made inappropriate references to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. India has been consistently rejecting the statements of Beijing and Islamabad on Jammu and Kashmir. We have consistently rejected such statements and all parties concerned are well aware of our clear position on these matters. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh are and shall remain an integral and inalienable part of India. Apart from this, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia have not registered. Union Tourism Secretary Arvind Singh said that the process of registration will continue till the morning of May 22.

Both Pakistan and China have previously made inappropriate references to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. India has been consistently rejecting the statements of Beijing and Islamabad on Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of External Affairs has commented on the comments of Pakistan and China earlier. India has stated earlier also that we have consistently rejected such statements and all parties concerned are well aware of our clear position on these matters. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh are and shall remain an integral and inalienable part of India. No other country has the right to comment on this.