Cong slams government over OIC resolution on J&K

Cong slams government over OIC resolution on J&K

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

The on Sunday said the claims that the (OIC) inviting to attend its plenary was a diplomatic success has fallen flat with the 57-nations grouping adopting a resolution that "supported" on the issue.

On Saturday, the Foreign Office had said the conference concluded in with a resolution that "supported" on the issue. "In a resolution, the OIC member states reiterated that remains the core dispute between Pakistan and and its resolution is indispensable for the dream for peace in South Asia," it claimed.

Tewari Sunday said the would like to ask and EAM Swaraj whether this was "the diplomatic achievement".

Reacting to the resolution, had Saturday asserted that is an integral part of India and the issue is strictly internal to the country.

Raveesh Kumar, the for the had said, "As regards the resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir, our stand is consistent and well known. We reaffirm that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India and is a matter strictly internal to India."

Swaraj had attended the inaugural plenary of the 46th session of the (CFM) of OIC on Friday. She was the first Indian to address the OIC meeting.

India's participation came despite strong demand by Pakistan to rescind the invitation to Swaraj to address the grouping which was turned down by the host UAE, resulting in Pakistan's boycotting the plenary.

Swaraj attended the meeting in Abu Dhabi on March 1 as the guest of honour at the invitation extended by the of the

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First Published: Sun, March 03 2019. 17:20 IST