ONew Delhi, September 30:India on Tuesday rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), terming them “unwarranted” and asserting that no external party has any locus standi on the issue.
Responding to questions during a media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India had taken note of Erdogan’s remarks, in which the Turkish president called for disputes in South Asia, including the Kashmir issue, to be resolved through dialogue in accordance with the UN Charter.
“India rejects unwarranted references to India and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir made by the President of Turkiye during his UNGA address,” Jaiswal said.
He further emphasized that the issue concerns India’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, adding that “no external party has any locus standi on this issue.”
New Delhi has consistently maintained that Jammu and Kashmir is, was, and will remain an integral part of India
