Swaraj to raise Azhar Masood issue with China in Moscow

April 16, 2016 11:19

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who will leave today to attend the Russia-India-China trilateral in Moscow, will raise the proscription of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar with her Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the meeting.

"I am going to Moscow. The final investigation report into fire tragedy in which we lost Pooja Kallur and Krishma Bhonsle is on my agenda," Swaraj tweeted.She added that she will also be taking up the matter of Yasir, an Indian national from Srinagar who was killed in Kazan in Russia.

After the attack on the Pathankot airbase in January, India in February had written to the UN calling for immediate action to list Masood Azhar under the UN Sanctions Committee.

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