MEA says ‘No scope for third-party mediation between India & Pakistan’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India on Friday asserted that there is no role for any third party in resolving issues between India and Pakistan, MEA Spokesman Randhir Jaiswal told media.
”All issues between India and Pakistan are bilateral there is no scope for third-party mediation,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
He was asked for his comments on recent statements made by Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar about the latter’s discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the wake of the hostilities between India and Pakistan in May.
Jaiswal said that on reports that Pakistan is rebuilding the terrorist camps destroyed by the Indian forces during ”Operation Sindoor”, he said the whole world is now aware of the nexus between the terrorists, the Pakistani state, and the military establishment.
He said the global community fully realizes that the world has to fight terrorism and cross-border terrorism. I
Jaiswal referred to the declarations adopted by recent multilateral summits, which highlighted the need to step up efforts to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
