*ISLAMABAD: Another success on the diplomatic front for Pakistan as ForeignMinister Shah Mehmood Qureshi affirmed that Russia is willing to play arole of mediator over the Kashmir dispute.*
Moscow is fully aware of the situation in occupied Kashmir, therefore, itdecided not to object the holding of a meeting on Kashmir issue at theUnited Nations Security Council, said the minister on Thursday.
On Wednesday, FM Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with his Russiancounterpart Sergey Lavrov and briefed him on the current situation ofoccupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, the Russian foreign ministry in a statement emphasisedthat, “There is no alternative to resolve differences between Pakistan andIndia accept bilaterally through political and diplomatic means.”
According to diplomatic sources, United Nations Security Council (UNSC)will hold an emergency session in New York on Friday (tomorrow) to discussJammu and Kashmir dispute.
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Radio Pakistan reported that the UN Security Council will discuss theKashmir dispute under agenda item Pakistan-India question.
Yesterday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had written to the to thepresident of the Security Council, requesting to convene a meeting onKashmir dispute.
