India has issued a demarche (diplomatic missive) to China regarding its continued block on a UN ban on Jaish-e-Muhammed leader Masood Azhar.
The MEA confirmed on Thursday demarches had been served to the Chinese embassy in New Delhi and in the foreign office in Beijing by the Indian embassy.
China blocked once again, a joint move by the US, UK and France to prescribe Masood Azhar in the UNSC 1267 committee. The move, made on January 19, saw 14 members out of 15 agreeing to the ban, but China’s block prevented it from happening.
Responding to the Chinese foreign ministry statement that there was “no consensus”, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup told journalists, “if there is a change in the Chinese position, there will be a consensus as well”