The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday confirmed that no meeting will take place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan during the sidelines of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
PM Modi is scheduled to attend the annual SCO summit in the Kyrgyz capital on June 13-14 where Khan is also expected to be present.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told reporters, “To the best of my knowledge no meeting has been planned between PM Modi and Pakistan PM Imran Khan at the SCO Summit in Bishkek.”
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When asked about the possibility of India holding bilateral talks with Pakistan after the SCO Summit, Kumar reiterated his statement that no talks have been planned in the near future.
India has not held official talks with Pakistan since early 2016 following a terror attack on the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot in January that year, maintaining that talks and terror cannot go together.