External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is scheduled to visit Pakistan to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in mid-October, on Saturday ruled out the possibility of a bilateral meeting between the two countries, saying that his visit would not cover any official talks. Jaishankar also said he would “behave well”.
“The visit will be for a multilateral event. I’m not going there to discuss India-Pakistan relations. I’m going there to be a good member of the SCO. But, you know, since I’m a courteous and civil person, I will behave myself accordingly,” EAM Jaishankar said.
The External Affairs Minister also slammed Pakistan for the stalled progress of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
#WATCH | Delhi: On his upcoming visit to Pakistan to attend the SCO summit, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, “…It (visit) will be for a multilateral event. I’m not going there to discuss India-Pakistan relations. I’m going there to be a good member of the SCO. But, you know, since I’m… pic.twitter.com/XAK2Hg3qSX
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2024
“At the moment, SAARC is not moving forward, we haven’t had a meeting of SAARC for a very simple reason – there is one member of SAARC who is practising cross-border terrorism at least against one more member of SAARC, maybe more,” Jaishankar said, referring to Pakistan’s cross-border terror activities against India.
