Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the incidents of recent skirmishes in Kashmir with Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as both sides were unable to agree on the issue of cross-border terrorism.

Erdogan, who concluded his trip to India on Monday, held a bilateral meeting with the PM wherein they discussed issues ranging from terrorism to trade.

However, it appears both leaders could not come to a common ground on matters relating to tackling the threat of terror. Turkey only expressed concerns over the rise of Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) in India, which, according to him, was responsible for the recently attempted coup in his country.

India wanted Erdogan to speak out on cross-border terror, in other words those emanating from Pakistan, sources told BusinessLine .

“The nations of the world, therefore, need to work as one to disrupt the terrorist networks and their financing and put a stop to cross-border movement of terrorists. They also need to stand and act against those that conceive and create, support and sustain, shelter and spread these instruments and ideologies of violence,” the PM said during his address after the meeting.

The Turkish President also raised the issue of Kashmir and the situation prevalent there.

According to Gopal Baglay, spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, India made it clear to the Turkish side India’s “stated position.” Last year, during his visit to Pakistan, the Turkish President had insisted both India and Pakistan have a dialogue for the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue. Turkey is a close ally of Pakistan.

While India sought the support of Turkey in its membership bid to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) during the meeting between both leaders, President Erdogan did not give any commitment, sources said.

During the NSG meet last year, Turkey had expressed its concerns about allowing those countries into NSG that are non-signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Both leaders also discussed the reforms in UN Security Council to allow more countries. “We also discussed the need for comprehensive UN reforms, including the Security Council expansion to make the body more representative, accountable and effective,” Modi said.

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