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New Delhi, May 15: Making India’s longstanding position clear once again, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that any issues pertaining to Pakistan will be dealt with Islamabad bilaterally.
“Our relations, our dealings with Pakistan will be bilateral and strictly bilateral. That is the national consensus for many years and there is absolutely no change in that consensus,” EAM Jaishankar told reporters after the inauguration of Embassy of Honduras in New Delhi.
Over the last few days, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to the India-Pakistan conflict essaying his role as a peacemaker who is committed to resolving conflicts in the world.
Earlier this week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had cleared that any issues pertaining to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir have to be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally.
“That stated policy has not changed. As you are aware, the outstanding matter is the vacation of illegally occupied Indian Territory by Pakistan,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters during a weekly media briefing.
The EAM also emphasised that India has achieved “key goals” that it set out to do by destroying the terrorist infrastructure during Operation Sindoor.
“I think the Prime Minister made it very clear that the only talks with Pakistan will be on terror. Pakistan has a list of terrorists who need to be handed over, they have to shut down the terrorist infrastructure.
They know what to do. We are prepared to discuss with them what is to be done on terrorism. Those are the talks which are feasible,” stated EAM Jaishankar.(Agencies)
