Chinese FM Wang Yi lands in Delhi, his first visit after Ladakh face-off started

The two-day visit comes a day after the ministry of external affairs (MEA) hit out at him over his Kashmir remark at a meeting in Pakistan.

In a statement, the MEA rejected Yi’s support for the Islamic world’s views on the Kashmir issue and said China had no locus standi to comment on the matter.

Wang made the comments while speaking at the opening ceremony of a meeting of the council of foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hosted by Islamabad on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, the Chinese foreign minister made a surprise stop in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul to meet with the country’s new Taliban rulers. Yi reportedly met Taliban leaders “to discuss various issues, including the extension of political relations, economic, and transit cooperation”.