Indian government on Friday revoked its decision to accept Pakistan’s proposal for a meeting between the Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of UNGA in New York later this month.
According to Indian media reports, Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said : “There would be no meeting between the foreign ministers any longer ”.
He said that the decision to agree to Pakistan’s proposal for a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries in New York later this month was in response to “the spirit reflected in the letters from Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi”.
On Thursday, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar had confirmed that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would ill meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi in New York at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in the last week of September.
He further added that New Delhi has accepted the PM Imran Khan’s suggestion and the meeting will take place on Pakistan s request.
