During the meeting, the delegation thanked Brazil for its understanding of terrorism and shared views regarding the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The two sides also explored avenues to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism, multilateral diplomacy, and democratic values.
Tharoor's remarks followed a meeting with Amorim, who affirmed Brazil's stance, saying, "Even if the reasons may be sad, it is a satisfaction to receive our Indian friends... we reiterated our condemnation of all acts of terrorism against the civilian population in India."
"The whole idea was to signal that we are not trying to start a war, we are just conducting retribution for an act of terror, which was a really vile act, 26 people being killed...It was horrendous and it was meant to do the maximum possible damage to India, to disrupt the Kashmiri economy,
All-party delegation leader and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said Members of the Indian MPs' delegation learnt with concern about the terror attack in Boulder, Colorado and were relieved that there was no loss of life.
All-party delegation leader and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday underscored the importance of focusing on their mission Operation Sindoor outreach, informing the world about India's anti-terrorism stance and response, while engaging with international counterparts.
Tharoor said that the feedback so far was positive, especially after Colombian government retracted its statement condoling Pakistani terrorists' death after India expressed disappointment.
Tharoor said that earlier Colombia did not seem to understand India's stance. But, after they held talks with the Foreign Ministry, Colombia rolled their earlier statement back.
During a discussion with thought leaders at the Columbia Council for International Relations, Tharoor highlighted that Mahatma Gandhi also believed in peace. Still, he led the freedom struggle against the British.
Colombia's Vice Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio told ANI that Colombia changed its stance after having received complete information on the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday (local time) said that Colombia will issue a statement of strong support for India's position after the country withdrew their statement condoling the deaths of Pakistanis in Indian strikes.