Reacting to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on the establishment of the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, MEA spokesperson Raveessh Kumar said that China is well aware of India’s consistent and clear position on this issue.
The matter of reorganization of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir into the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh is entirely an internal affair of India.
The MEA spokesperson reiterated India’s stand on J&K saying that the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral part of India and India expects other countries to respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
MEA spokesperson said China continues to be in occupation of a large tract of area in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and it has also illegally acquired Indian territories from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) under the so-called China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement of 1963.
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