ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi hascategorically said that the Kashmir dispute is a reality and nobody canremove it from the agenda of the UN Security Council.
While addressing a Joint News Conference along with the UN General AssemblyPresident Volkan Bozkir after talks in Islamabad on Thursday, the foreignminister called upon the United Nations to play its role for the resolutionof Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir disputes which are on the agenda of theUN Security Council for over seven decades.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that there are similarities between thePalestinian situation and that of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that theoppressed peoples in both the territories faced with the worst form ofhuman rights violations are demanding their right to self-determination.
The foreign minister said that Pakistan expects the United Nations tocontinue to play its leadership role for the revival of the peace processin the Middle East. He said that the fire there can be extinguished throughdialogue and a two-state solution in accordance with the UN SecurityCouncil resolutions.
The foreign minister said that timely humanitarian assistance should alsobe provided to the Palestinians affected by Israeli aggression.
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Qureshi said that Pakistan has supported the Afghan reconciliation processand will continue to do so. He said that Pakistan is supportive of theIstanbul process and international conference that should take place at theearliest in Istanbul.
The President UN General Assembly said that both Palestine and Kashmirdisputes are of the same age. He reiterated that the UN position on Jammuand Kashmir dispute is governed by its charter and the applicable SecurityCouncil resolutions.
Volkan Bozkir appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for peace and stability inAfghanistan. He was also appreciative of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s TenBillion Tree Tsunami project, debt relief initiative, and the steps takento check the spread of COVID-19.
