The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Volkan Bozkir s remarks are unacceptable . (File)
New Delhi:
India on Friday hit out at President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir for his comments on Jammu and Kashmir, saying his misleading and prejudiced remarks does great disservice to the office he occupies .
Mr Bozkir, at a press conference in Islamabad along with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday, said it was Pakistan s duty to bring the issue of the Jammu and Kashmir more strongly to the UN.
In a strong reaction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said his remarks are unacceptable and his reference to the Indian union territory is unwarranted .
NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly condemned the remarks of President of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkır on Jammu and Kashmir, calling his remarks a great disservice to the office he occupies.
UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, a former Turkish diplomat and politician, had urged India and Pakistan to work for a peaceful solution to this(Kashmir) problem. We express our strong opposition to the unwarranted references made with respect to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Volkan Bozkir during his recent visit to Pakistan.