Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who was greeted with a Namaste by Indian Foreign Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar, said it was a “civilized” way to greet each other in this way.
“In Sindh, we welcome each other like this,” said the foreign minister, who was in Goa to attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Jaishankar also greeted other foreign ministers including China’s Qin Gang on arrival at the venue with namastes and no handshakes.
“Dr S Jaishankar never made me feel that our bilateral relationship affected our engagement in the SCO FM meeting,” said. Bilawalwho is also the Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
The meeting between the foreign ministers began on Thursday evening at the Taj Exotica Resort. The reception was hosted by Jaishankar while the main debate took place on Friday (today).
During his address at the summit, Bilawal Bhutto discussed several important issues, including the special status of India’s illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, terrorism, Afghanistan’s security, China’s efforts to end the differences between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The role of etc. is included.
He warned SCO member states against “weaponizing terrorism for diplomatic point-scoring”, without naming India as Jaishankar – before Bilawal’s speech – said terrorism was a curse. Continuing, he added that turning a blind eye to this scourge is detrimental to security interests. of all
“The collective security of our people is our shared responsibility. Terrorism threatens global security. Let us not fall into the cycle of weaponizing terrorism for diplomatic point scoring,” Bilawal said.
The foreign minister stressed that not only a “comprehensive approach but also a collective approach” is needed to eradicate this scourge.
He said that there is a need to focus on the root causes as well as the threats posed by specific groups.
“It requires that we unite to fight this challenge rather than divide us to become its victims. Our success requires that we separate the issue from geopolitical partnerships.” “There are practical, practical solutions for us to end this chapter once and for all,” he added.
“We must stop conflating non-state actors with state actors. We condemn all forms of terrorism, including state-sponsored terrorism,” he stressed.