India reiterates its stand saying that any discussion on Kashmir with Pakistan will take place bilaterally; External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar gives strong message to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in bilateral meeting in Bangkok.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has made it clear to his American counterpart Mike Pompeo that any discussion on Kashmir with Pakistan will take place bilaterally, if required.

The External Affairs Minister in a tweet said that he has conveyed to his American counterpart Mike Pompeo on Friday morning in clear terms that any discussion on Kashmir, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally.

The External Affairs Minister met the US Secretary of State Pompeo on the sidelines of the second day of 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers meet in Bangkok.

The External Affairs Minister today met Vietnam Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Bangkok. Jaishankar is in the Thai capital to attend a series of meetings including the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting.

He also met the Foreign Affairs Minister of Timor-Leste, Dionisio Babo Soares on the sideline of the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting. External Affairs Minister also hold bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Mongolia, Damdin Tsogtbaatar.