Amsterdam, May 22 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday reiterated India's claim over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), stating that the region rightfully belongs to India outlining a historical context that Jammu-Kashmir joined India during the partition in 1947.

During an interview with "de Volkskrant" in Netherlands, Jaishankar said, 'As for Jammu and Kashmir, it is a historical fact that it joined India when India and Pakistan separated in 1947. Our position is that the illegal occupiers should return their illegally occupied parts to the rightful owner. And that is us."

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