New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar China on Saturday blamed China for the current situation in the LAC, saying Beijing has violated written agreements by gathering forces along the border and is a matter of legitimate concern to the entire international community. confirming that the issue had come to Tractor At the meeting on Friday, the minister also said that repeated criticism by China would make the Quad no less credible.
Jaishankar was speaking after a bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart maris payne This was followed by the Fourth Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Melbourne on Friday. Beijing had condemned the meeting, calling the Quad a tool to control China.
Expressing support for a rules-based order of the sea, the Quad meeting had called for expanding cooperation to keep the Indo-Pacific region free from coercion. “The four of us said yesterday (Friday), both of us and Blinken and Hayashi also conveyed that we are here to do positive things. We are here to contribute to the peace, prosperity and stability of the region.” Jaishankar Speaking at a joint press conference with Payne.
“Our record and our actions and stances are very clear and our repeated criticism doesn’t make us any less credible,” he said.
Jaishankar was speaking after a bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart maris payne This was followed by the Fourth Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Melbourne on Friday. Beijing had condemned the meeting, calling the Quad a tool to control China.
Expressing support for a rules-based order of the sea, the Quad meeting had called for expanding cooperation to keep the Indo-Pacific region free from coercion. “The four of us said yesterday (Friday), both of us and Blinken and Hayashi also conveyed that we are here to do positive things. We are here to contribute to the peace, prosperity and stability of the region.” Jaishankar Speaking at a joint press conference with Payne.
“Our record and our actions and stances are very clear and our repeated criticism doesn’t make us any less credible,” he said.
Payne also said that the Quad is “not against anything” and that it is about building trust and resilience, promoting a region in which all countries are “sovereign and secure without the threat of coercion or intimidation.” able to feel”.
Asked whether the issue of India-China border standoff came up for discussion during the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting here on Friday, the Indian External Affairs Minister said it did.
“Yes, we (Quad) did discuss India-China relations because it was part of how we briefed each other about what was happening in our neighbourhood. And this is an issue that has attracted a lot of people.” Countries legitimately take an interest, especially if they are from the Indo-Pacific region,” he said.
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