India on Tuesday reaches out to world powers on its airstrike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) biggest terror training camp at Balakot in Pakistan and briefed envoy of 12 nations about its “preemptive measure”. 

Top sources said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also spoke to her counterparts in the US, China, Singapore, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and briefed them on the airstrike on the JeM training camp.

In her telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Sushma explained the reasons behind the strike and conveyed that the action was specifically targeted at the JeM camp. She also spoke to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and apprised him of the “non-military, preemptive airstrikes”, the sources said.  Sushma is scheduled to brief the Chinese Foreign Minister and Russian Foreign Minister on Wednesday.

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and other Secretaries have been briefing separately to foreign envoys, including envoys of the P-5 countries —the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom. Envoys of Sri Lanka, Australia, Maldives, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Turkey and Indonesia were also briefed about the airstrike.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne also issued a stern warning to Pakistan saying that Pakistan take “urgent and meaningful” action against terrorist groups in its territory, including Jaish-e-Mohammed which has claimed responsibility for the 14 February bombing, and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba.”

The Minister said Pakistan must do everything possible to implement its own proscription of JeM. “It (Pakistan) can no longer allow extremist groups the legal and physical space to operate from its territory,” the Minister said. “The Australian Government is concerned about relations between India and Pakistan following the horrific terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14, which Australia has condemned,” Payne said.

“We are very happy that the Indian Government has informed us in a quick and informed about what happened. We are informing our capitals and our capitals will decide what opinion has to be formed,” said Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, Dean of Diplomatic Corps in India after meeting Gokhale.

He further said, “The information is that they did not affect any civilian or any Pakistani military installation.”

European Union spokesperson Maja Kocijancic called on New Delhi and Islamabad to exercise “maximum restraint” after Indian warplanes attacked a terror camp in Pakistan, sending tensions soaring between the nuclear-armed arch-rivals. “We remain in contact with both countries and what we believe is essential is that all exercise maximum restraint and avoid further escalation of tensions,” EU spokeswoman Kocijancic said.

Hours after the Indian Air Force carried out a targeted strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp located across the Line of Control (LoC), China urged India to fight terrorism through “international cooperation”. China urged both India and Pakistan to “exercise restraint” .

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told the media here that “we have taken note of the relevant reports.”

“I want to say that India and Pakistan are both important countries in South Asia. A sound relationship and cooperation between the two serves the interests of both the countries and peace and stability in South Asia,” he said.

The United Kingdom has called on India and Pakistan to pursue diplomatic solutions in the wake of the Pulwama terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt held telephonic conversations with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on February 25, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said in a statement. 

“The Foreign Secretary highlighted the UK’s concern about the enduring threat to regional stability from terrorism. He encouraged Pakistan and India to improve cooperation and find diplomatic solutions that will create greater stability and trust in the region,” the statement added.

Gokhale had met around 25 envoys, including those from P-5 nations, a day after the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed.