Bhutto said, ‘At no point did Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar make me feel that we have any issue bilaterally in line with the objectives and charter of the SCO.’ The Foreign Minister of Pakistan said that there has been no progress on bilateral relations.
Jaishankar met everyone in a way…
Bilawal Bhutto told that Jaishankar met everyone in a similar way. He had no different dealings with Pakistan. In such a situation, if he greets, then there is no point in complaining. Actually, there has been a ruckus in Pakistan regarding Jaishankar’s Namaste. It is being said in a section of the media that Jaishankar shook hands with the finance ministers of other countries. While doing Namaste with Bilawal Bhutto from a distance.
Bilawal Bhutto further clarified things on this issue. He said that this is the way of saluting in Sindh. So, he is happy if Jaishankar welcomed him in this way. There is no scope for complaint from anywhere in this. Bilawal told that whenever he has talked to Jaishankar, it has happened at the level of two countries. Personal things do not come in this. They don’t fight with each other in closed rooms. They meet among themselves as representatives of the two countries.
What is SCO?
SCO is an influential economic and security grouping. It has emerged as one of the largest inter-regional international organizations. The SCO was founded by the presidents of Russia, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at a conference in Shanghai in 2001. India and Pakistan became its permanent members in 2017.