New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reiterated India's position that the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) has outlived its relevance following the 1972 Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan, responding to a question on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' recent visit to the group's office in Islamabad.

During a weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, when asked about Guterres' visit to the UNMOGIP office in Islamabad, said, "It has been our consistent position that UNMOGIP has outlived its relevance after the Simla Agreement that was signed between India and Pakistan."

The remarks came after Guterres visited the UNMOGIP office in...