China on Tuesday maintained that its decision to block the bid to get JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the UN was in accordance with “facts and relevant resolutions”, a statement that came a day after two senior Indian Ministers raked up the issue with their Chinese counterparts.
China was in “sound communication” with all relevant parties including the Indian side over the Azhar issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said ahead of the crucial boundary talks tomorrow between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.
As both External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar raised the Azhar issue strongly on Monday in their talks with their counterparts asking China to review its stand, Hua once again reiterated that Beijing’s decision was in accordance with “facts” and “relevant” UN resolutions.