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India Rejects Erdogan's Kashmir Remarks at UNGA, Cites 'No External Party Has Locus Standi'
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News18•29-09-2026, 23:51
India Rejects Erdogan's Kashmir Remarks at UNGA, Cites 'No External Party Has Locus Standi'
- •India strongly rejected Turkish President Erdogan's 'unwarranted' remarks on Kashmir made at the UN General Assembly.
- •The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that no external party has any locus standi on the issue of Kashmir.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the Kashmir issue during the 81st UN General Assembly, calling for disputes in South Asia to be addressed through dialogue within the framework of the UN Charter and relevant resolutions.
The Ministry of External Affairs rejected Turkey's unwarranted references, stating that Jammu and Kashmir is a matter pertaining to India's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and no external party has any locus standi on the issue.
Foreign ministers and senior officials from Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Niger attended the OIC Contact Group meeting on Jammu and Kashmir held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
