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Turkey again raised the issue of Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly

News On Time Desk 20 September 2023

United Nations: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again raised the Kashmir issue, saying that resolving it through dialogue by India and Pakistan will bring stability in the region. Only the establishment of a just and lasting peace in Kashmir through dialogue and cooperation between India and Pakistan will pave the way for regional peace, stability and prosperity in South Asia, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

Turkey will continue to support steps taken in this direction, he said. His latest remarks were as mild as those of the last two years and, while avoiding reference to UN resolutions or offering direct mediation, were closer to India's position that the Kashmir dispute is a bilateral matter.

In 2020, Erdogan criticized the revocation of special status for Kashmir, calling the situation in Kashmir a "burning issue". Last year, he had stressed that despite the (United Nations) resolutions adopted, Kashmir is still under occupation and 80 lakh people are stranded there. Last year, only Erdogan and then Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan mentioned the Kashmir issue in the UN General Assembly.

Erdogan signaled to the Taliban regime, which denies education and most work to women and girls in the name of Islam, that its rule would be accepted internationally if it lifted the ban. The transition of the interim (Afghanistan) government to an inclusive administration, in which all sections of the society are properly represented, will pave the way for positive acceptance of Afghanistan in the international arena, he said.

He criticized China for its treatment of the Uighur minority, who are mostly Muslim. “We will continue to express our sensitivity regarding the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Uyghur Turks, with whom we have strong historical and humanitarian ties,” he said. Erdogan said that the Security Council is no longer the guarantor of world security and has become only a battlefield for the political strategies of the five countries.

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