Foreign ministers from a group of nations led by China and Russia met Friday in the Indian coastal resort state of Goa, where they discussed regional security, combating terrorism, and deepening economic and cultural ties.

In remarks at a news conference after a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) — a group that includes China, Russia and several other Asian countries, India’s Foreign Minister Subhramanyam Jaishankar said he had discussed several regional and global development issues with his Russian and Chinese counterparts.

Jaishankar also commented on Pakistan and the Kashmir issue as well as relations with China.

Jaishankar on Friday accused arch-rival Pakistan of terrorism and said "victims of terrorism do not sit together with perpetrators of terrorism to discuss terrorism."

Pakistan sent its foreign minister to Goa in the first visit to India by a high-ranking official in nearly a decade.

India accuses Pakistan of arming and training insurgent groups fighting for the independence of Indian-controlled Kashmir or its integration into Pakistan, a charge Islamabad denies.

On China, Jaishankar said he had met with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang amid a tense situation along their disputed border, where a three-year standoff has involved thousands of soldiers stationed in the eastern Ladakh region.

"India-China relations are not normal and cannot be normal if the peace and tranquillity in the border areas is disturbed," Jaishankar said at the news conference.

Qin said the border situation was “stable overall” and that both sides should abide by existing agreements to “promote the further cooling and easing of the border situation and maintain sustainable peace and tranquility in the border area,” according to a statement from China’s Foreign Ministry.

The SCO was founded in 2001 by China and Russia and included the Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It was expanded in 2017 to include India and Pakistan. Iran is expected to join the organization later this year.