India doesn't expect OIC to encourage terrorist actors: MEA on invite to Hurriyat leader
India Today
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has invited the chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference to attend a meeting of its foreign ministers in Islamabad next week.
India does not expect Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to encourage actors and organisations engaged in terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
The MEA spokesperson made the statement in response to a question about OIC's invitation to the chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference. The OIC has invited the chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference to attend a meeting of its foreign ministers in Islamabad on March 22 and March 23.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Government of India takes a very serious view of such actions, which are aimed directly at subverting India's unity and violating our sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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"We do not expect the OIC to encourage the actors and organisations engaged in terrorism and anti-India activities," Bagchi said.
Without naming Pakistan, the MEA spokesperson added, "It is highly unfortunate that OIC continues to be guided by a single member's political agenda rather than focusing on other important development activities.
"We have repeatedly called upon the OIC to refrain from allowing vested interests to exploit this platform for comments on India's internal affairs."
