Shah Mahmood Qureshi raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his speech.
The United Nations:
While world leaders stressed the importance of reforming multilateralism to ensure an “effective collective response” to global crises such as COVID-19 at a high-level session, Pakistan used it to raise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and oppose the expansion of the Permanent Member of the Security Council.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who has just recovered from COVID-19, raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his speech on Friday to the high-level segment of the United Nations ECOSOC entitled ` `Multilateralism after COVID 19: what kind of a UN do we need at the 75th anniversary? ”
He said that the United Nations and the whole concept of multilateralism have been eroded by the use of hegemony, coercion and the arbitrary use of force.
Qureshi said Pakistan was “particularly concerned” about the “oppression and atrocities” perpetrated against the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
India has firmly declared to Pakistan that the territory of the Union of Jammu and Kashmir is, is and will continue to be an integral part of India. New Delhi argued that issues related to Jammu and Kashmir are internal issues in India.
Qureshi also said that the Security Council will not be revitalized taking into account “the narrow ambitions of those seeking power and privilege” and that additional permanent members of the Security Council “will aggravate, not resolve, its paralysis” .
“Indeed, it is the small and medium-sized States which have the greatest interest in the world order led by the United Nations, which can help to promote a fair and effective structure of international peace and security,” he said. he declares.
India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for urgent and pending Security Council reform, stressing that it rightly deserves a place at the high table of the United Nations as a permanent member.
In his keynote address to the session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the fury of the COVID-19 pandemic provides the context for the “renaissance and reform” of the United Nations and called on nations to commit to reform the global multilateral system to strengthen its relevance and make it the basis of a new type of “human-centered globalization”.
He said that the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations is an opportunity to assess its role and its relevance.
The Prime Minister stressed that only “reformed multilateralism” with a reformed UN at its center can meet the aspirations of humanity.
Pakistan uses various United Nations forums to constantly pick up on India’s internal problems, including Jammu and Kashmir and other internal policies and internal affairs.
Islamabad tried unsuccessfully to mobilize international support against India for withdrawing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 and dividing it into two Union territories.
India has categorically declared to the international community that the deletion of article 370 from the Constitution is its internal question. He also advised Pakistan to accept reality and to end all anti-Indian propaganda.
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) hosted the high-level conversation between leaders on the > in times of crisis and in the continuous pursuit of long-term sustainable development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg were among the world leaders who spoke during the high-level segment.
The session aimed to reflect on the type of “multilateralism needed today to provide a forward-looking and effective collective response to global crises such as COVID-19 and long-term challenges such as climate change, while accelerating progress towards implementation of 2030. Agenda.
The United Nations organ said that the role of the United Nations and its agencies in shaping the path forward for more reliable and effective international cooperation would be at the heart of the discussion.
“In the context of a changing international environment, the session will focus on the critical forces that shape the trajectory of multilateralism and explore ways to reinvigorate the multilateral agenda through strong multilateral leadership, effective international institutions and a increased focus on global public goods and justice for all. “said the UN.
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