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Pak sovereignty must be respected in pursuit of militants: UN
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Pakistan and the United States to resolve the issue of American military raids into Pakistani territory in pursuit of militants, emphasizing respect for the countrys sovereignty.
I would only hope and urge the concerned parties to resolve this issue, respecting each others concerns as well as their sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said in response to a question at his monthly press conference.
On the precarious situation in Afghanistan and the growing calls for political, rather than military solution, Ban said, I believe that there is no perfect military option. I believe that there should be more political dialogue to resolve these issues. This is desirable.
At the same time, he said there were realistic and practical concerns and challenges of eradicating, fighting against terrorism. That is why we need the military operations. Therefore, military operations and political dialogue and political solutions should be harmoniously balanced. That is what we have been working on.
The secretary-general said his special representative in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has been given a unique coordinating role by the international community.
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Pakistan and the United States to resolve the issue of American military raids into Pakistani territory in pursuit of militants, emphasizing respect for the countrys sovereignty.
I would only hope and urge the concerned parties to resolve this issue, respecting each others concerns as well as their sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said in response to a question at his monthly press conference.
On the precarious situation in Afghanistan and the growing calls for political, rather than military solution, Ban said, I believe that there is no perfect military option. I believe that there should be more political dialogue to resolve these issues. This is desirable.
At the same time, he said there were realistic and practical concerns and challenges of eradicating, fighting against terrorism. That is why we need the military operations. Therefore, military operations and political dialogue and political solutions should be harmoniously balanced. That is what we have been working on.
The secretary-general said his special representative in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has been given a unique coordinating role by the international community.


