S Jaishankar's Sharp Message On Terrorism In First China Visit In 5 Years
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday raised the issue of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam at the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council in Tianjin.
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Tianjin on Tuesday evening.
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During his first visit to China since the June 2020 Galwan Valley clashes, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the recent terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam at the SCO Council meeting in Tianjin. He emphasized that member nations must remain committed to the organization's founding principles and maintain a firm stance against terrorism.
Jaishankar stated that the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, "was deliberately orchestrated to damage Jammu and Kashmir's tourism economy while creating religious divisions."
"The UN Security Council, which currently includes some SCO members, issued a statement strongly condemning the attack and 'emphasized the necessity to hold accountable and bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism,'" he remarked during his address at the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting.
The Minister reminded attendees that the SCO was established to combat three evils -- terrorism, separatism, and extremism -- which he noted "not surprisingly" often occur in tandem.
"For the SCO to honor its founding objectives, it must take an uncompromising position on this challenge," Jaishankar asserted.
He also stressed the critical need for regional cooperation built on mutual trust to stabilize the global order.
"We are meeting during a period of significant international disorder. Recent years have witnessed increased conflicts, competition, and coercion. Economic instability is also clearly rising. Our challenge is to stabilize the global order, mitigate various risks, and address longstanding issues that threaten our collective interests," he said.
Jaishankar observed that the world is trending toward greater multipolarity, not just in terms of redistributing national capabilities but also through the emergence of effective groups like the SCO.
"Our ability to influence global affairs will naturally depend on how effectively we unite around a shared agenda. This requires including everyone," he said while calling for enhanced collaboration within the SCO.