India on Tuesday left a meeting of national security advisers from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in protest after the Pakistani representative used a “fictitious” map showing Indian territories as part of Pakistan.
“This was in blatant disregard of the host’s warning against him and in violation of the meeting’s rules. After consulting with the host, the Indian side left the meeting in protest at that juncture,” the Foreign Ministry said ( MEA). Spokesman Anurag Srivastava said.
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Russia chaired the meeting. At the meeting of the National Security Advisers (NSA) of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), hosted by the President of the SCO (Russia), the Pakistani NSA deliberately projected a fictitious map that Pakistan has been spreading recently, “the MEA spokesperson said.
“As expected, Pakistan went on to present a misleading view of this meeting,” he said in response to a query on the matter.
Pakistan violated the SCO charter and posted a map showing Kashmir as part of it. India strongly opposed and Russia tried to dissuade Pakistan, but it was unfazed and continued with the map as a background. NSA Ajit Doval made a strong exception and left the SCO NSA virtual meeting after due “consultation” from the host, Russia.
Government sources said that “Pakistan’s use of a fictional map as a backdrop” showing “sovereign Indian territories as part of Pakistan” is a “flagrant violation of the SCO Charter and against all of its established norms to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the SCO “. Member states”.
Article 2 of the SCO Charter states that “SCO member states shall adhere to the following principles …” which include “mutual respect for the sovereignty … the territorial integrity of states and the inviolability of state borders. “
Indeed, Russia’s National Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told Pakistan that he does not support what Islamabad has done and hopes that Pakistan’s “provocative act will not affect India’s participation in the SCO and definitely will not overshadow Patrushev’s warm personal relationship with the NSA. ” for whom he has the greatest respect ”, elaborate sources.
The map was the same one issued by Pakistan on the first anniversary of the removal of the special status for the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are part of the SCO group. Both Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar visited Moscow in the last two weeks to participate in the SCO defense and FM meeting respectively.
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