'On the issue of terrorism...', why did India stay away from the SCO joint statement, the Foreign Ministry explained

'On the issue of terrorism...', why did India stay away from the SCO joint statement, the Foreign Ministry explained.

Regarding the SCO meeting, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that consensus could not be reached on some issues in the SCO meeting, we wanted a part of the statement to be on terrorism, but one country opposed it.

MEA on SCO Joint Statement: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday (26 June) issued a statement regarding the joint statement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a press meeting that India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh participated in the SCO Defense Ministers' meeting held in China on 25-26 June.

Randhir Jaiswal spoke about the joint statement of SCO

Regarding the joint statement of SCO, Randhir Jaiswal said, "There was no consensus on some issues in the SCO meeting. Especially the joint statement on the issue of terrorism was not accepted." He said, "We believe that there should have been a part on the issue of terrorism in the SCO statement, but one country had an objection on this issue, so the joint statement could not come. However, we have issued a press release in this matter."

 

The meeting between the Prime Ministers of Canada and India was very good- Jaiswal

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also gave a statement on the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney in the press meeting. He said, "The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney was very good. It was decided between the leaders of both the countries that the High Commissioner of each other will be re-appointed in both the countries. Work is going on on this."

 

It is noteworthy that the Canadian government led by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had made several allegations against India. Since then, relations between India and Canada had become very bitter. As a result, both countries had called back their diplomats to their respective countries.  

 

What did Randhir Jaiswal say on Prime Minister Modi's upcoming foreign tours ?

Meanwhile, in response to a question on the upcoming foreign tours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "A briefing will be held on Monday (June 30) regarding the upcoming foreign tours of the PM, in which information will be given about which countries he will visit and what programs will be held."