No Role For Any Third Party: India After Trump Offers Help On Kashmir
This was the fourth time Trump had offered to mediate on the Kashmir issue in the last six months
Mumbai: The Foreign Ministry (MEA) on Thursday categorically stated that there is no scope for third-party arbitration on the Kashmir issue and underlined that any discussion on bilateral matters should only be between India and Pakistan.
“We have reacted to similar statements in the past. Our position on the Kashmir issue and the third party mediation has been very clear and consistent. Let me reiterate that there is no role for any third party in this matter,” he replied to a media question about US President Donald Trump raising the Kashmir issue.
Further, he also said that the onus is on Pakistan to hold talks on conducive conditions free from violence and terrorism.
“If there are any bilateral issues between India and Pakistan that need to be discussed, it should be done under the provisions of the Simla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration between the two countries. But the onus is on Pakistan to create such conducive conditions – free from terror, hostility, and violence,” said Kumar.
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The comments came after Trump on Tuesday said the US was watching the developments between India and Pakistan in relation to Kashmir “very closely” and again offered his “help” to resolve the issue.
This was the fourth time Trump had offered to mediate on the Kashmir issue in the last six months. Trump and Khan last met during the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019.
The US President had raised the issue of “mediation” between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue after which India denied third party mediation.
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