BEIJING – China gives another blow to India over UN Security Council moveon Occupied Kashmir.
After a recently-held United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting toreview the situation in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, China has calledon India to “give serious consideration and positive response to therequest of UNSC members” on the issue.
The remarks were made on Friday during a press conference by the Chineseforeign ministry spokesperson, Geng Shuang.
Shuang was asked what China’s position on the situation in the occupiedvalley is, especially, in the backdrop of reports that many of the UNSCmembers had viewed the forum as an inappropriate place to take up the issue.
According to the officially released comments, the Chinese foreign ministersaid that at Pakistan’s request, the UNSC members heard a briefing by theUN secretariat on the issue on January 15. He rubbished claims that theissue did not get much support from members of the UNSC.
“Members of the Security Council are concerned about the current situationin Kashmir, and call for observance of the UN Charter and internationallaw, and peaceful resolution of disputes through political dialogue. Theybelieve relevant parties should remain restrained and deescalate thetension,” said Shuang.
“I shall stress that the India and Pakistan issue has all along been on theagenda of the UNSC, and the Security Council should continue to payattention to Kashmir in light of new developments,” he added.