NEW YORK: Kashmir issue is on the agenda of United Nation Security Council and it will be discussed in detail, said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Addressing a press conference in New York after UN Security Council s closed-door consultation on Kashmir, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan requested UN Security Council to discuss this core issue and added that Pakistan is concerned about the present situation in the India-occupied Kashmir (IoK).
FM Qureshi said that Kashmir is not an internal affair of India and we are thankful to China for raising our concerns on this important issue at the United Nation Security Council.
He said that Indian forces are committing human rights violations in the IoK. He further said that many countries are concerned about the situation in IoK.
Shah Mehmood said that many countries are of the view that differences between Pakistan and India on issues should be settled through bilateral efforts. He said that Pakistan is ready to talk to India on all bilateral issues but the environment in India is not that of talks with Pakistan.
FM Qureshi said that Pakistan is playing a vital role in ending tensions in the Middle East and added that diplomacy must get a chance to resolve crisis in the region.
Read more: ‘Free Kashmir’, anti CAA graffiti pop up in Bengaluru
