MOSCOW: Federal Minister for Defense Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has saidthat international community should play role to stop brutal suppression ofthe people in Indian occupied Kashmir and Palestine
Minister for Defence Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan stated this during hisspeech at the 7th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS 2018).
“It is imperative for the international community should prevent India andIsrael to stop brutal suppression of the people in IoK and Palestinerespectively . Jammu & Kashmir dispute must be resolved in accordance withUN resolutions, taking into account the aspirations of the Kashmiris.”
Minister appreciated Russia’s role in combating ISIS in Syria, but warnedthat “non-state actors representing conflicting interests in the regionwill continue to threaten the fragile peace process in Syria.”
Emphasizing Pakistan’s success in countering terrorism through OperationsZarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fisaad, Defence Minister noted that, “Aftersuccessful completion of kinetic operations, we are consolidating our gainsunder a comprehensive National Action Plan to deny space to the terroriststo re-group or re-establish their networks.”
Minister Khan offered to share Pakistan’s hard-won and extensivecounterterrorism experience with international partners.
Khurram Dastgir Khan supported Russia’s efforts to develop a regionalapproach to cessation of conflict in Afghanistan. “Pakistan maintains thatan Afghan-owned and Afghan-led internal reconciliation process is the onlyviable option of sustainable peace in Afghanistan,” he said.
Defence Minister expressed concern at presence of Daesh in Afghanistan andat use of drug money for terror financing as a consequence of phenomenalrise in drug cultivation in Afghanistan.
During his visit to Moscow, Khurram Dastgir Khan will meet his Russiancounterpart, Minister for Defense of the Russian Federation, General SergeiS. Shoigu to discuss burgeoning defense relations between the two nations.
On sidelines of MCIS 2018 Minister Khan, who is also Pakistan co-Chair ofPak-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission, will meet his Russian counterpartDenis V. Manturov, Minister for Trade and Industry