India condemns raising bilateral issues at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
The Hindu
Jaishankar takes pot shots at China, Pak
Raising bilateral issues is counter-productive to the spirit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said on Thursday.
Delivering a speech virtually at the 20th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government, Mr. Jaishankar obliquely criticised Pakistan and China and called for reform in the multilateral institutions including in the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“It is unfortunate to note that there have been repeated attempts to deliberately bring bilateral issues into SCO. This violates the well-established principles and norms of SCO Charter. Such acts are counterproductive to the spirit of consensus and cooperation that define this organisation and should be condemned,” the Minister said.