Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says he would not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month
NEW DELHI, Oct 05 (SABAH): India’s Minister for External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday said he would not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month, the first such visit in nearly a decade, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
“I expect there would be a lot of media interest because of the very nature of the relationship,” Jaishankar said in response to a query at an event in New Delhi. “But I do want to say it will be for a multilateral event. I am not going there to discuss India-Pakistan relations,” he added.
“I am going there to be a good member of the SCO but since I am a courteous and civil person, I will behave myself accordingly,” he said.
The Indian foreign ministry confirmed a day ago that Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to participate in the summit on Oct 15-16 but did not say if he would meet any Pakistani leaders on the sidelines.