Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuolu said that there is complete understanding in Turkey on Pakistan’s position on the Pulwama attack.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 23rd February, 2019) Turkey has rejected Indian allegations against Pakistan over Pulwama attack that killed 40 Indian soldiers in Kashmir.
Rejecting the accusations that Pakistan was behind the attack, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuolu said that there is complete understanding in Turkey on Pakistan’s position on the Pulwama attack.
While talking to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi over telephone on Friday, the Turkish foreign minister stressed the need for dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve all outstanding issues.
“Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuolu emphasised that the issue of Kashmir needed to be resolved through dialogue and in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions,” said the Foreign Office.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi thanked him for Turkey’s steadfast support to Pakistan on a range of issues. He appreciated Turkey’s understanding of Pakistan’s position on different issues and its continued support.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Pakistan after the local elections in Turkey.
On 14 February 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in the Pulwama district of India-Ocuupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The attack resulted in the death of more than 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and the attacker. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed. A local youth named Adil Ahmed Dar was identified as the attacker.
Indian media and politicians have since been blaming Pakistan for the attack without any evidence.
India blamed Pakistan for harboring and protecting terrorists, accusing the country of having a "direct hand" in the incident.
Pakistan has, in turn, rejected the allegations of its involvement in the attack and said that this was New Delhi's strategy to divert international attention from human rights violations taking place in the Kashmir region.
