Saudi Arabia rejects Pakistan’s request to discuss Kashmir issue

SANAA, Feb. (YPA) – Saudi Arabia has rejected Pakistan’s request to discuss Kashmir during a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

In December, “Pakistan announced that it had achieved a diplomatic victory by imposing a special session on Kashmir in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation,” the Hindu newspaper said.

No statement has been issued at the time from the organization.

The Pakistani daily DAWN reported on  Thursday that Saudi Arabia had rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan’s calls for a debate on Kashmir.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is holding a meeting of senior officials in Jeddah on 9 February to prepare for the OIC Foreign Ministers’ Council meeting.

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