NEW DELHI 03 Jun : India on Tuesday categorically rejected “unwarranted” references to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint press communique issued by Pakistan and the European Union, asserting that the region is an “inalienable part” of the country.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said those who have no locus standi on the matter should desist from making such comments.
“We categorically reject such unwarranted references in the joint press communique on matters internal to India,” he said at his weekly media briefing.
Jaiswal was responding to a question on the communique.
“The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. Those who have no locus standi on such matters should desist from making any comment on them,” he said.
The joint press communique was issued following Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s talks with EU Foreign and Security Policy Chief Kaja Kallas in Islamabad.
The communique had a reference to the “issue of Jammu and Kashmir”.
It was issued after the eighth Pakistan-EU strategic dialogue.
The communique noted that the Pakistani side briefed the EU delegation on the “issue of Jammu and Kashmir” while the EU delegation briefed Pakistan on “Russia’s war against Ukraine”. ( PTI )
