India visit proved beneficial for Pakistan: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who traveled to India earlier this month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting, said the visit was very positive and productive. In a briefing on Thursday, the minister said that as far as Kashmir is concerned, it is a bilateral issue between Pakistan and India and a matter of responsibilities of multilateralism. My conclusion after the visit is that participating in this event has been productive and positive.

Bilawal had attended the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Goa on 5 May. The two-day event was hosted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. India is currently chairing the SCO. The minister said at the briefing, that we thought we should present Pakistan’s case and point of view not only to the Indian but also to other participating countries. Had positive meetings with all the foreign ministers of the member countries.

Bilawal also said that Pakistan will host the SCO summit in 2026-2027 and India is expected to attend the meeting. During the Goa meeting, Bilawal and Jaishankar did not have any bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the event. Earlier, in 2011, Pakistan’s then Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar had come to India for peace talks. Established on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai, the SCO originally consisted of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Later India and Pakistan became its members.

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