The Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement, saying, "India has conveyed to current SAARC Chair Nepal that increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in the region and growing interference in the internal affairs of Member States by one country have created an environment that is not conducive to the successful holding of the 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad in November 2016."
外交部发表声明称，“印度已向南盟现任主席尼泊尔表示，该地区越来越多的跨境恐怖袭击事件以及一个国家越来越多地干涉会员国的内政，造成的环境并不有利于2016年11月在伊斯兰堡成功举办第19届SAARC峰会。