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Indian Minister to Avoid Bilateral Talks at Pakistan's SCO Summit

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-06T21:40:46.657992+05:30

- India's foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, rules out bilateral talks during his visit to Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. - This visit marks the first of its kind in nearly a decade, sparking significant media interest. - Jaishankar emphasizes his attendance is for the multilateral event, not to discuss India-Pakistan relations. - The Indian foreign ministry confirms Jaishankar's participation in the summit on Oct. 15-16, but remains silent on potential meetings with Pakistani leaders. - Relations between India and Pakistan have been largely frozen since the diplomatic downgrade in 2019. Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-foreign-minister-rules-out-bilateral-talks-sco-summit-pakistan-2024-10-05/)

India's foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, rules out bilateral talks during his visit to Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
This visit marks the first of its kind in nearly a decade, sparking significant media interest.
Jaishankar emphasizes his attendance is for the multilateral event, not to discuss India-Pakistan relations.
The Indian foreign ministry confirms Jaishankar's participation in the summit on Oct. 15-16, but remains silent on potential meetings with Pakistani leaders.
Relations between India and Pakistan have been largely frozen since the diplomatic downgrade in 2019.

Source: Reuters