By India Today World Desk: As India is web internet hosting the third G20 tourism working group meeting in Srinagar, a irritated Pakistan has been rattled by the overwhelming response to the summit inside the Union Territory.
India, the current chair of the G20 presidency, is web internet hosting the summit between May 22 and May 24. Over 60 delegates from nations, along with Bangladesh, Australia, Mauritius, and Singapore, are collaborating inside the three-day conference.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) on a three-day go to beginning Sunday. He is scheduled to deal with a gathering inside the space. Bilawal claimed the G20 meeting in Srinagar was a “violation of international law”, Geo News reported.
“India cannot suppress the voice of Kashmiris through a conference. By violating the UN resolution, it is not possible for India to play an effective role in the world,” he was quoted as saying whereas talking to reporters.
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BILAWAL, JAISHANKAR SPAR OVER G20 SUMMIT
Earlier this month, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited Goa to attend the meeting of worldwide ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). It was the first go to by a Pakistani minister to India in 12 years.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari blamed the “frozen peace” between India and Pakistan on India’s protection in Jammu and Kashmir and claimed that India organising the G20 meeting in Srinagar confirmed “its arrogance”.
“As far as any meaningful engagement is concerned with our Indian counterparts, our position remains unchanged. Until India revokes the actions it took on August 5, 2019, Pakistan is not in a position to engage India bilaterally,” he talked about, all through a press conference on the sidelines of the summit.
“Organising international events in Srinagar shows India’s arrogance. When the time comes, we will respond in a manner that India will always remember,” he added.
In response, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched a sharp assault on the Pakistani worldwide minister and often called him a “promoter, justifier and a spokesperson” of the phobia commerce. He slammed the neighbouring nation for elevating objections to India web internet hosting the G20 meet in Srinagar.
“They have nothing to do with the G-20, nothing to do with even Srinagar and Kashmir. They should answer when they vacate the illegally occupied territories of Jammu and Kashmir,” S Jaishankar talked about on the SCO meet earlier this month.
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ABOUT THE G20 TOURISM MEET
The G20 tourism working group meeting is being held inside the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. Heavy security is in place to guarantee that the three-day event goes off simply.
The Srinagar G20 meeting is the first fundamental worldwide event in Jammu and Kashmir as a result of the Central authorities abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in 2019.
India is in the mean time holding the presidency of the G20, and the actual invitee customer nations are — Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Besides India, the G20 consists of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
Pakistan has protested in opposition to India’s switch to abrogate Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, which granted specific standing to the erstwhile state. It has repeatedly tried to internationalise the Kashmir downside at bilateral and multilateral boards nonetheless with little success.
China, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia aren’t formally attending the G20 tourism working group meeting. However, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are represented by journey commerce representatives.
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