The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Monday condemned the Pahalgam attack and reiterated India’s position that “double standards” in the fight against terrorism are not acceptable.
The group put forward a strong resolve to fight against terrorism in a joint declaration that was unveiled at the end of its two-day annual summit at the Chinese port city of Tianjin.
The summit was attended by some of the leading Global South economies, including China and India. The member states blasted Israel’s military strikes on the Gaza Strip and the ongoing war in the devastated enclave.
The declaration noted several means to enhance regional security and identified curbing terrorism as a major challenge. “The member states strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22,” it said.
Besides the Pahalgam attack, the states also condemned the now-proscribed terrorist outfit Baloch Liberation Army for attacks in Khuzdar and on the Jaffer Express, both in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Further, they expressed their "deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the dead and wounded in these terror attacks.
“They further stated that the perpetrators, organisers, and sponsors of such attacks must be brought to justice,” according to the declaration.
Moreover, the declaration reaffirmed its firm commitment to the fight against terrorism, separatism, and extremism.
It stressed the inadmissibility of attempts to use terrorist, separatist, and extremist groups for “mercenary purposes.”
“The member states strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, stress that double standards in the fight against terrorism are unacceptable, and call on the international community to combat terrorism, including cross-border movement of terrorists,” it said.
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