UN offers to broker peace on Kashmir
UNITED NATIONS: Expressing sorrow over the new outbreak
of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has
underscored the need for Pakistan and India to resolve the
"long-standing" issue, saying his good offices were available if both
sides agree to his mediation."While I am saddened by the loss of lives in
the course of all this conflict, I am relatively, reasonably encouraged by the
recent move by both sides to engage in dialogue, to resolve their source of
conflict through dialogue – that I will strongly welcome and support," the
secretary general said in a joint interview with the UN-based correspondents of
Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and a private newspaper before his departure
for Islamabad for an official two-day visit.
My offer of good office
remains available. If both sides think this is useful and both sides agree,
then I'll be ready to offer my good offices," Ban said in response to a
question whether he could help leaders of India and Pakistan resolve the
decades-old dispute, which is on the agenda of the UN Security Council. But
experts point out that India has consistently rebuffed offers of mediation,
whether by the United Nations or any other third party, arguing that solutions
must arise bilaterally. And even in a bilateral format, very little progress
has been made because of India's refusal to come to grips with the core issue
of Kashmir. Ban Ki-moon also urged the countries/groups operating armed drones
to strictly adhere to the international laws.
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