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The festering Kashmir dispute between nuclear neighbors Indian and Pakistan needs to be resolved for sustainable peace in South Asia, said the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) president-elect on Monday.
The long-smoldering issue should be resolved through “peaceful means,” Volkan Bozkir told a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan with Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the country’s foreign minister.
Volkan Bozkir: UNGA President-elect wants Kashmir issue resolved
Bozkir, a former Turkish diplomat, who is set to take the General Assembly helm on Sept. 15, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday evening on a two-day maiden visit.
Apart from the UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir, he observed, there is the 1972 Simla Agreement between Islamabad and New Delhi which called for resolving the dispute through political and diplomatic channels and in line with the will of Kashmiris, state-run Pakistan Television reported.
Asked about an improved role for the UN Military Observers Mission, which has been supervising the cease-fire between India and Pakistan in the disputed region since 1949, Bozkir said he would consult with the secretary general and other UN officials once he takes office.
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Turkish UNGA President-elect wants resolution of Kashmir issue
The festering Kashmir dispute between nuclear neighbors Indian and Pakistan needs to be resolved for sustainable peace in South Asia, said the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) president-elect on Monday.
The long-smoldering issue should be resolved through “peaceful means,” Volkan Bozkir told a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan with Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the country’s foreign minister.
Volkan Bozkir: UNGA President-elect wants Kashmir issue resolved
Bozkir, a former Turkish diplomat, who is set to take the General Assembly helm on Sept. 15, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday evening on a two-day maiden visit.
Apart from the UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir, he observed, there is the 1972 Simla Agreement between Islamabad and New Delhi which called for resolving the dispute through political and diplomatic channels and in line with the will of Kashmiris, state-run Pakistan Television reported.
Asked about an improved role for the UN Military Observers Mission, which has been supervising the cease-fire between India and Pakistan in the disputed region since 1949, Bozkir said he would consult with the secretary general and other UN officials once he takes office.
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Turkish UNGA President-elect wants resolution of Kashmir issue
