India undermining spirit of Saarc: Sharif
male (Maldives) — Pakistan and Maldives have agreed to further enhance their bilateral relations in various fields, overcome common challenges and work jointly to make Saarc a vibrant organisation.
Speaking at a joint Press conference here along with President of Maldives Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said they exchanged views and ideas to further expand and strengthen bilateral relations in all areas of mutual interest, including trade, education, tourism, defence and people-to-people contacts.
Sharif said they had a complete meeting of minds on the need to overcome common challenges such as climate change and terrorism.
He said they also agreed to work together to make the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) a vibrant organisation and a vehicle to realise their shared dreams for a peaceful and prosperous region. The prime minister said the last Islamabad Saarc summit was not the first time that India caused harm to the Saarc by seeking postponement of the summit. It had done so on four occasions in the past, he added. He said India undermined and violated the spirit of Saarc Charter by casting shadows of bilateral issues and problems on a multilateral forum for regional cooperation.
“We, however, remain grateful for
The brave people and armed forces of Pakistan have been resolute in the face of terror and have rendered untold sacrifices Nawaz Sharif, prime minister
President Abdullah Yameen’s support regarding the Saarc summit in Islamabad,” he added.
The prime minister said during the meeting, he also highlighted the ongoing brutal repression and gross human rights violations by the Indian occupation forces in the Indianadministered Jammu and Kashmir.
Sahrif also briefed President Abdullah Yameen on Pakistan’s efforts to fight the scourge of terrorism.
“The brave people and armed forces of Pakistan have been resolute in the face of terror and have rendered untold sacrifices,” the prime minister said. — APP