India, Sept. 30 -- India has rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's reference to Kashmir during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), asserting that the issue concerns the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty and leaves no role for external parties.

Responding to questions about Erdogan's remarks at a press briefing on Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India had taken note of the Turkish president's comments but rejected what New Delhi described as unwarranted references to India and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

"This is a matter pertaining to India's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and no external party has any locus standi on this issu...