Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the situation in the Middle East is grave and the region cannot afford any new confrontation, he expressed these views during a meeting on Thursday with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York
The Foreign Minister apprised the UN Secretary-General about Pakistan's steps to defuse tensions in the Middle East that emerged due to US-Iran standoff.
He also informed the UN Secretary-General about his recent visit to Saudi Arabia and Iran, which he paid on the special directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a bid to deescalate tensions in the region.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi also exchanged views with António Guterres about gross human rights violations by the Indian forces in Occupied Kashmir.
Occupied J&K is an internationally recognized dispute that has been on the agenda of UNSC for 7 decades. Today’s discussions have once again reaffirmed its Int'l dispute status and the urgency to resolve it in accordance with UNSC resolutions & aspirations of the Kashmiri people. https://t.co/3LswvCxXYl
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) January 16, 2020
He thanked the UN Secretary-General for summoning the session of Security Council to discuss the alarming situation in Indian occupied Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion, the UN Secretary-General appreciated Pakistan's efforts for establishing peace in the region.
