China Opposes G20 Meet In Kashmir; Turkey, Saudi Arabia Yet To Register
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On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that "China firmly opposes holding G20 meetings in any form in "disputed" areas and will not attend such meetings."
China has strongly opposed the holding of a G20 meeting in Kashmir, while Turkey and Saudi Arabia have not registered for the event to be held in Srinagar.
On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that "China firmly opposes holding G20 meetings in any form in "disputed" areas and will not attend such meetings."
This is the first such strongly worded statement by China on the G20 event in Srinagar. The 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group meeting will be held on May 22-24 in Srinagar amid heightened security in the region.
China has not only decided to stay away from the event, but it has also raised the issue of Kashmir's "disputed" status ahead of the first major international event in Jammu and Kashmir since the state was stripped of its special status and statehood in 2019.
