1 hr ago
India Rejects Erdogan's Kashmir Remarks, Defends Territorial Sovereignty
India said Turkey’s president should not comment on Jammu and Kashmir.
India considers the region part of its own territory.
Indian officials said the issue is connected to the country’s sovereignty.
They said no outside country or group has the right to intervene.
Turkey’s president has raised Kashmir at the United Nations before.
India has given similar responses in the past.
India also rejected comments from an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation group.
It said those comments were politically motivated and did not change India’s position.
India rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s references to Jammu and Kashmir during his recent UN General Assembly address.
The Ministry of External Affairs said the issue concerns India’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
India asserted that no external party has any locus standi on Jammu and Kashmir.
India has previously rejected Erdogan’s references to Kashmir at the UN General Assembly.
New Delhi also criticized an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation contact group’s comments on Jammu and Kashmir as unwarranted and factually incorrect.
- Who
- The Indian government, responding to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks.
- What
- India rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir and said no external party has a role in the issue.
- Where
- The response was issued at a Ministry of External Affairs briefing in New Delhi.
- When
- The remarks were made during Erdogan’s recent United Nations General Assembly address; India responded on Tuesday.
- Why
- India said Jammu and Kashmir concerns its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and internal matters.
Key facts
- Responding country
- India
- Foreign leader
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Issue
- References to Jammu and Kashmir
- Indian position
- No external party has locus standi on the issue
- Location of response
- New Delhi
- Responding institution
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs
- Related criticism
- India rejected references in an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation contact group communique
Quotes
India's Ministry of External Affairs
India's foreign affairs ministry
“This is a matter, as you would understand, pertaining to India's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and no external party has any locus standi on this issue.”
thehansindia.com
“The OIC has no locus standi to pronounce on matters that are strictly internal to India.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
Related news
India Rejects OIC Kashmir Remarks, Defends Internal Status
Erdogan Again Raises Kashmir at UN, Calls for Dialogue
India Rejects OIC Kashmir Remarks, Urges Pressure on Pakistan
Erdogan Raises Kashmir at UNGA After Turkey-Pakistan Defence Pact
Why Erdogan Repeats Kashmir Calls at the UN Assembly
India-Pakistan Map Dispute Revives Tensions Over Jammu and Kashmir
Omar Abdullah Mocks BJP's Padma Bhushan Demand for Gyanesh Kumar
J-K LG Sinha Calls for IT Benefits in Border Villages
Jammu and Kashmir Allows Eligible NPS Employees One-Time OPS Switch
J&K Assembly Withdraws MLA Pay Bills, Passes Pension Amendment