On 16th Foreign Ministers Meeting Sushma raised Pulwama terror attack

On Wednesday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj raised the recent Pulwama suicide attack in her crucial bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Wuzhen, china.

In her opening remarks during the meeting held on the sidelines of Russia, India, China (RIC) Foreign Ministers meeting, Mrs Swaraj said, "I am visiting China at a time when there is grief and anger in India".

"It is the worst terrorist attack directed against our security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. The attack was carried out by Jaish-e-Muhammed, the Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation", she said.

Mrs Swaraj also said, "JeM is banned by the UN and other countries and the attack is the direct result of the impunity and cover provided to the terror group and its leaders by Pakistan".

She said, "This is our first meeting this year. Therefore, an opportune time for us to take stock of our bilateral relations and look ahead for cooperation. The India-China relationship is an important relationship for both of our countries".

On Tuesday, After India's airstrikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said, "I want to say that India and Pakistan are both important countries in South Asia. A sound relationship and cooperation between the two serves the interests of both the countries and peace and stability in South Asia".

Wang said, "China, Russia, and India have reaffirmed our strong opposition to terrorism in its various forms and manifestations. At the same time, we believe that Pakistan has always been opposed to terrorism. On recent developments between India and Pakistan, China appreciates the statements by Indian and Pakistani friends saying that they would exercise restraint and avoid escalation of the situation".

He added, "As a mutual friend to both India and Pakistan, we do hope that they can conduct dialogue to establish facts through investigations to keep things under control and maintain peace and stability in the region. In this process, China is playing a constructive role not the opposite".

Mrs Swaraj is also scheduled to meet her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov are expected to figure about airstrike during the RIC Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled to be held later today.