Prophet tweets don't reflect govt's views: MEA

June 09, 2022 17:44

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MEA briefing this evening.

MEA on border infrastructure by China: "The govt takes all adequate, appropriate measures to safeguard territorial integrity, sovereignty."

MEA on the Prophet row: "We've made it pretty clear that the tweets and comments don't reflect views of the government. This has been conveyed to our interlocutors as also the fact that action has been taken by concerned quarters against those who made the comments and tweets.

MEA on whether the issue came up during EAM Dr S Jaishankar-Iran Foreign Minister's meet: "My understanding is that this issue was not raised during that conversation."

MEA on the ASEAN meet: "ASEAN meeting is in the ASEAN format. Myanmar is an ASEAN member state. So, the participation of Myanmar in this Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers' meeting is as per ASEAN consensus in this regard."

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