India’s FM: No bilateral talks with Pakistani officials during upcoming Islamabad visit

India’s Foreign Minister, S. Jaishankar, has announced that during his upcoming visit to Islamabad, he will not hold bilateral discussions with Pakistani officials regarding the two countries’ relations.

Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Pakistan in mid-October to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

New Delhi confirmed on Friday that India’s foreign minister will travel to Pakistan.

This will be the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in nine years.