<p>China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia officially withdrew from participating in the ongoing G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Kashmir with Egypt also joining the trio among nine invited countries.</p>.<p>120 foreign delegates from 17 countries arrived in Srinagar on Monday but there was no representative from China, though some private tourism representatives from Turkey and Saudi have joined. </p>.<p>A <em>PTI</em> report from Beijing quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying: “China firmly opposes holding any form of G20 meetings on disputed territory… We will not attend such meetings.”</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/g20-srinagar-meeting-likely-to-promote-kashmir-on-film-tourism-map-of-world-1220994.html" target="_blank">G20 Srinagar meeting likely to promote Kashmir on film tourism map of world</a></strong></p>.<p>India gave a stern response to China after it opposed holding of G20 tourism working group meeting in Kashmir, saying it is free to hold meetings on its own territory.</p>.<p>Similarly, New Delhi while rejecting Pakistan’s assertions which called holding of G20 meeting in Kashmir as an “irresponsible move”, said Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India and it is well within its rights to schedule an event in Srinagar.</p>.<p>Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the UK, the US and European Union are participating in the three-day event in Kashmir.</p>.<p>The delegates of these countries reached Srinagar Airport from Delhi via chartered flight of Airasia at around 10:30 a.m where they were received by Joint Secretary G20 Bhavna Saxena and other senior officials of the J&K government.</p>.<p>The ongoing G20 meeting from May 22 to 25 is first major international event in Kashmir since August 2019 scrapping the erstwhile state’s special status under Article 370.</p>
<p>China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia officially withdrew from participating in the ongoing G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Kashmir with Egypt also joining the trio among nine invited countries.</p>.<p>120 foreign delegates from 17 countries arrived in Srinagar on Monday but there was no representative from China, though some private tourism representatives from Turkey and Saudi have joined. </p>.<p>A <em>PTI</em> report from Beijing quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying: “China firmly opposes holding any form of G20 meetings on disputed territory… We will not attend such meetings.”</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/g20-srinagar-meeting-likely-to-promote-kashmir-on-film-tourism-map-of-world-1220994.html" target="_blank">G20 Srinagar meeting likely to promote Kashmir on film tourism map of world</a></strong></p>.<p>India gave a stern response to China after it opposed holding of G20 tourism working group meeting in Kashmir, saying it is free to hold meetings on its own territory.</p>.<p>Similarly, New Delhi while rejecting Pakistan’s assertions which called holding of G20 meeting in Kashmir as an “irresponsible move”, said Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India and it is well within its rights to schedule an event in Srinagar.</p>.<p>Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the UK, the US and European Union are participating in the three-day event in Kashmir.</p>.<p>The delegates of these countries reached Srinagar Airport from Delhi via chartered flight of Airasia at around 10:30 a.m where they were received by Joint Secretary G20 Bhavna Saxena and other senior officials of the J&K government.</p>.<p>The ongoing G20 meeting from May 22 to 25 is first major international event in Kashmir since August 2019 scrapping the erstwhile state’s special status under Article 370.</p>