ISLAMABAD: President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Volkan Bozkir on Thursday (27th of May, 2021) said the status of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute must not be changed unless resolved as per the Resolutions of UN Security Council.
Addressing at a joint presser with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the UNGA President said the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir lay with the implementation of the UN Charter and through peaceful means as decided between Pakistan and India under Simla Agreement. The UNGA President urged the parties on both sides to “refrain from changing the status of the dispute” otherwise. He said the Palestine issue worldwide had received more political win than the J&K dispute and suggested Pakistan to bring the issue of the latter to the UN platform “more strongly”.
Volkan Bozkir, who arrived here Wednesday (26th of May) on a three-day visit, focused his Press Conference on the issues of Palestine, Jammu and Kashmir, Afghanistan, and the role of UN in handling the conflicts. On Palestine, Bozkir said: “We have captured the momentum and the eye of the storm. When the political structure is ready for something, nothing will stop it.” He lauded Foreign Minister Qureshi for “representing Pakistan in a good way” to highlight the Palestine issue internationally joined by his other counterparts. “I have witnessed that in last UN meeting on Palestine, your leadership was very important that moved towards success,” he said.
As president of UNGA, he said, it was his duty to remain impartial, however said that “impartiality could be defined” in other words. “For the case like Palestine, I think that helping people and giving them a just solution to their problem is impartiality,” he said. Also, the goal of ending occupation and achieving two independent viable states side by sides in mutual recognition to the pre-1969 settlement is important, he added. The UNGA President said Pakistan along with Turkey, was playing an important role in resumption of peace in Afghanistan, which could have its effects on international and regional basis.
He termed Pakistan his “second home” and said that the love between Pakistan and Turkey was not due to any financial reasons, but a connection of hearts. He drew attention towards wearing a green face mask and necktie, as a gesture to honor Pakistan’s national color and flag. He mentioned the charisma of Prime Minister Imran Khan and the support he gained at international fora, which he said was important for Pakistan. Bozkir also appreciated PM Khan’s tree plantation campaigns and the ambitious 10 billion tree project. On the ongoing UN Security Council reforms, he stressed a balance among the UNGA, UNSC and the Secretary General.
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