G20 meeting Srinagar a big diplomatic setback for India: AJK President.

MUZAFFARABAD (AJK) -- Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has said that holding of G20 meeting in Srinagar has proved a great diplomatic setback for India as a number of important countries including China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia and Mexico have refused to be a part of the conference held in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

"Holding the G20 conference in the disputed area is a violation of the UN resolutions on Kashmir", he said, adding that on the one hand, key stakeholders' refusal to attend the moot has further highlighted the disputed legacy of the lingering dispute, while on the other, the worldwide protests held by Kashmiris on the day have internationalized the Kashmir issue, said a statement issued on Tuesday.

The president said that the protests were held in more than 15 cities, including New York, London, Brussels and in various European...