China voices opposition to India’s reported plans to carry G20 assembly in J&Okay

China on Thursday voiced its opposition to India’s reported plans to carry the following yr’s assembly of G-20 leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, echoing shut ally Pakistan’s objection, and underlined that related sides ought to keep away from “politicising” the problem.

“We have noted relevant information,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian informed a media briefing right here on Thursday whereas replying to a query from the official media.

“China’s position on Kashmir is consistent and clear cut. It is a legacy issue between India and Pakistan. It should be properly resolved in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions and bilateral agreements,” Zhao stated.

He stated the “relevant parties should avoid complicating the situation with the unilateral move. We need to address the disputes through dialogue and consultation and jointly uphold peace and stability.” Stating that G-20 is a premier discussion board for worldwide financial cooperation, Zhao stated “we call on relevant sides to focus on economic recovery and avoid politicising the relevant issue so as to make a positive contribution to improving the global economic governance”.

Asked whether or not China, a member of G-20, would attend the assembly, he stated, “whether we attend the meeting, we will look into that.” To one other query that China is constructing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor within the disputed area in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and India’s objections over it, Zhao stated “the two matters are completely different in nature. China has undertaken projects to help Pakistan to grow its economy and improve livelihoods.”

“Some of those projects are in the Kashmir part that is under the control of Pakistan. Relevant Chinese companies who run the projects do so with the aim of helping the local people to develop the economy and improve their livelihoods,” he stated.

“That doesn’t mean our position on Kashmir has changed,” he stated.

On June 25, Pakistan stated it rejected India’s try to carry a gathering of G20 nations in Kashmir, hoping that members of the grouping shall be absolutely cognisant of the imperatives of regulation and justice and would oppose the proposal outright.

Jammu and Kashmir shall be internet hosting the 2023 conferences of G-20, an influential grouping that brings collectively the world’s main economies, with the union territory administration final Thursday organising a five-member high-level committee for general coordination.

This would be the first main worldwide summit anticipated to be held in Jammu and Kashmir after its particular standing assured beneath Article 370 of the Constitution was withdrawn and the erstwhile state was divided into two union territories in August 2019.

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad stated in an announcement that Islamabad had taken word of reports objects showing within the Indian media indicating that India may be considering to carry some G20-related assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Pakistan completely rejects any such attempt by India,” Ahmad stated.

He stated it was a widely known undeniable fact that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognised disputed territory between Pakistan and India, and has remained on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council for over seven a long time.

He hoped that in case of any such controversial proposal from India, the G20 members shall be absolutely cognisant of the imperatives of regulation and justice and would reject it outright