EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE PM Modi made a historic blunder: Imran Signs of hope as Trump says Pakistan Prime Minister, in address to nation, says he will raise Kashmir issue on every international forum U.S.­China trade talks are on Press Trust of India saying there were no win­ ‘Beijing called and Islamabad ners in a nuclear war. “Will Panel formed G7 leaders back With Pakistan failing to get these big countries keep said let’s get back traction for its belligerent looking at their economic in­ to execute to the table’ Hong Kong stand on Kashmir, Prime Mi­ terests only? They should re­ nister Imran Khan said on member, both countries FATF tasks Agence France-Presse autonomy Monday that he will raise the have nuclear weapons,” Mr. Biarritz issue on every international Khan said. Press Trust of India There were signs of a thaw in Agence France-Presse forum, including at the UN “In a nuclear war, no one Islamabad trade­war tensions between Biarritz General Assembly. will win. It will not only Pakistan PM Imran Khan China and the U.S. on Mon­ G7 leaders meeting in Mr. Khan’s address to the wreak havoc in this region, has set up a 12­member day as President Donald France on Monday backed nation came after Prime Mi­ but the entire world will face committee to ensure the Trump said delegations Donald Trump Hong Kong’s autonomy as nister Narendra Modi, dur­ consequences. It is now up execution of Paris­based would “very shortly” res­ laid out in a 1984 agree­ ing his meeting with U.S. Pre­ to the international com­ Financial Action Task Forc­ ume talks and Beijing’s top doing well while China was ment between Britain and sident Donald Trump on the munity,” he said. e’s (FATF) 27­point action negotiator called for “calm”. “losing millions of jobs”. China. sidelines of the G7 Summit in Making his point: People watching television in Islamabad as plan, days after the coun­ Just three days after the Mr. Trump’s comments “The G7 reaffirms the France on Monday, categori­ Pakistan PM Imran Khan speaks to the nation on Monday.* AFP ‘False­flag operation’ try was put on a terror announcement of further followed moves by China’s existence and the impor­ cally rejected any scope for Prime Minister Khan ‘blacklist’ for its failure to mutual tariff hikes, Mr. most powerful trade nego­ tance of the 1984 Sino­Brit­ third party mediation bet­ raise this issue at the UN as made a “historic blunder” by claimed that India was plan­ curb funnelling of funds to Trump told reporters at the tiator, Vice­Premier Liu He, ish agreement on Hong ween India and Pakistan on well,” he said, referring to his revoking Kashmir’s special ning a “false­flag operation” terrorist outfits. G7 summit in France’s Biar­ to take the edge off the soar­ Kong and calls for avoiding Kashmir. scheduled address to the UN autonomy. “This is the UN’s like the one carried out after Led by Minister for Eco­ ritz that there had been two ing tensions. “We are willing violence,” according to a Prime Minister Khan as­ General Assembly next responsibility, they pro­ the Pulwama attack. “We re­ nomic Affairs Division “very, very good” phone to solve the problem joint statement issued in sured the people of Pakistan month. mised the people of Kashmir ceived information that they Hammad Azhar, the Na­ calls from “high­level” Chi­ through consultation and French at the end of a G7 that his government will Mr. Khan said he would that they would protect were planning a false­flag op­ tional Financial Action nese officials. “China called cooperation with a calm atti­ summit in Biarritz, south­ stand by the Kashmiris till In­ highlight the Kashmir issue them. Historically, the world eration like what they did in Task Force Coordination last night... said let’s get back tude,” said Mr. Liu, accord­ west France. dia lifts the restrictions in the at the UN General assembly. bodies have always sided Balakot to divert attention Committee comprises fed­ to the table. So we’ll be get­ ing to a report by a Chinese “The G7 nations all want Valley. “I read in the newspapers with the powerful but the UN from Kashmir,” he said. eral secretaries of finance, ting back to the table,” he news outlet. to support a stable and Outlining his govern­ that people are disappointed should know that 1.25 billion Mr. Khan also mentioned foreign affairs and interior, said on Monday, adding that “We firmly oppose the es­ prosperous Hong Kong and ment’s future strategy on that Muslim countries are Muslims are looking towards his peace overtures towards besides heads of all the in­ “they want to make a deal”. calation of the trade war,” he we remain collectively Kashmir, Mr. Khan said: not siding with Kashmir. I it,” he said. India after coming to power, stitutions and regulators He later said talks with said, speaking at the open­ committed to the one­ “First, I believe, the entire want to tell you not to be dis­ The Prime Minister urged but said India rejected those concerned with money China were “more meaning­ ing ceremony of the 2019 country, two­systems fra­ nation should stand with the appointed; if some countries the people of Pakistan to as it was following a different laundering and terror fi­ ful than at any time” be­ Smart China Expo in mework,” British Prime Mi­ Kashmiri nation. I have said are not raising this issue be­ hold weekly protests to sup­ agenda. nancing, the Dawn report­ cause the United States was Chongqing. nister Boris Johnson said. this that I will act as Kash­ cause of their economic in­ port the Kashmiris. “After the elections (in In­ ed. The committee will en­ mir’s ambassador.” terests, they will eventually dia), we realised they had a sure execution of all “I will tell the world about take this issue up. They will ‘Nuclear weapons’ different agenda and they FATF­related tasks till De­ this, I have shared this with have to, with time,” he said. Prime Minister Khan once tried to blacklist Pakistan at cember 21, said a notifica­ ‘Energy reason U.S. President says he is the heads of state that I have Mr. Khan claimed that again raised the nuclear cap­ the Financial Action Task tion issued by the Prime for U.S. wealth’ been in contact with. I will Prime Minister Modi had abilities of the neighbours, Force (FATF),” he said. Minister’s Office. ready to meet Rouhani Reuters IN BRIEF BIARRITZ Agence France-Presse Rouhani “in the next few U.S. President Donald Biarritz weeks” had been created Hundreds of new fires flare up in Amazon Trump, responding to a U.S. President Donald through intensive diploma­ question about climate Trump said on Monday he cy and consultations. Agence France-Presse a diplomatic spat between land clearing during the change, said on Monday was prepared to meet his “If the circumstances Porto Velho France and Brazil. months­long dry season to that U.S. wealth was based Iranian counterpart Hassan were correct, I would cer­ Hundreds of new fires have Two C­130 Hercules air­ make way for crops or graz­ on energy and he won’t je­ Rouhani within weeks, after tainly agree to that,” Mr. flared up in the Amazon in craft carrying thousands of ing has aggravated the pro­ opardise that for dreams talks about Tehran’s nuclear Trump said at a press confe­ Brazil, data showed on Mon­ litres of water on Sunday be­ blem this year. and windmills. programme at the G7 sum­ rence with Macron at the day, even as military aircraft gan dousing fires devouring Brazil’s President Jair Bol­ “We are now the No. 1 mit in France. end of three days of talks. Sri Lankan Army chief denies war crimes claims dumped water over hard­hit chunks of the world's largest sonaro has ordered an inves­ energy producer in the Iranian Foreign Minister Asked if he thought the ti­ COLOMBO areas and G7 nations rainforest, which is seen as tigation into reports that ru­ world, and soon it will be Mohammad Javad Zarif had meline proposed by his Sri Lanka’s new Army chief pledged to help combat the crucial to keeping climate ral producers in the by far,” Mr. Trump told re­ made a surprise appearance French counterpart was Shavendra Silva on Monday blazes. change in check. northern state of Para held a porters. on the sidelines of the sum­ realistic, Mr. Trump replied: brushed aside international Smoke choked Port Velho Swaths of the remote re­ “day of fire” on August 10 in “I’m not going to lose mit in Biarritz on Sunday at “It does”, adding that he outrage over his city as fires raged in the gion have been scorched by a show of support for the far­ that wealth, I’m not going the invitation of French Pre­ thought Mr. Rouhani would appointment, saying “anyone northwestern state of Ron­ the worst fires in years, send­ right leader’s efforts to wea­ to lose it on dreams, on sident Emmanuel Macron. also be in favour. “I think can make allegations” that donia where fire­fighting ef­ ing thick smoke billowing in­ ken environmental protec­ Smoke billowing from forest windmills, which frankly Mr. Macron said the “con­ he’s going to want to meet. 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