Islamabad (TDI): Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasized the need for territorial integrity and cooperation based on mutual respect, in his remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation organization (SCO) Summit in Pakistan on Wednesday.
In the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan since Sushma Swaraj’s 2015 tour, Jaishankar called terrorism, extremism and separatism “three evils”.
He added that cooperation between countries is built on genuine partnerships, not unilateral agendas.
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Jaishankar mentioned the Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah and Russia-Ukraine conflicts, along with the Covid pandemic, to state that the summit comes at a “difficult time in world affairs”.
Farkhund Yousafzai is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
