China reportedly rejects Indian request against Pakistan: Indian media
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*BEIJING -*China, while condemning Pulwama attack, reiterated its stand to block Indian moves to list JeM Chief Masons Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN's 1267 Sanctions Committee, NDTV has requested.
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi would meet on the sidelines of next week's Russia-India-China Foreign Ministers' conference in China amid Beijing's continued blocking of India's moves to list Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN.
The meeting assumes significance as it will be the first high-level interaction between the two countries after the Pulwama attack carried out by the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed on February 14.
The 16th meeting of the Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign Ministers would be held at the Chinese city of Wuzhen in the eastern Zhejiang province on February 27, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang announced on Wednesday.
"During this foreign ministers' meeting, the three Foreign Ministers will focus on implementation of our leaders' consensus, and exchange views on major international, regional issues of common concern and deepening trilateral cooperation. I am sure this meeting will achieve positive outcomes," Geng said.
Besides Ms Swaraj and Wang Yi, the meeting would be attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, he said.
Official sources in Beijing told PTI that Sushma Swaraj and Wang would also meet on the sidelines of the RIC ministers meeting. Advertisement
This is expected to provide an opportunity for both the ministers to have in-depth discussions on China's reluctance to back efforts by India, the US, the UK and France to list Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN's 1267 Sanctions Committee.
China, an "all-weather" ally of Pakistan and a veto-wielding member, has stonewalled all efforts by putting technical holds since 2016.
