UN Chief Ban Ki-moon told Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to have 'dialogue with India' over Kashmir.
Highlights
- UN chief told Pak PM to address issues with India through "dialogue"
- He made no reference to Kashmir in his speech at UN General Asse
- Nawaz Sharif has been mounting efforts to internationalise Kashmir issue
Rejecting Pakistan's repeated demand to the United Nations over Kashmir, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Pakistan and India should address their outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through "dialogue".
Ban Ki-moon's remarks came as Mr Sharif handed over to him a dossier containing information of alleged human rights violations by India.
"The Secretary-General stressed the need for Pakistan and India to address their outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue, saying it is in the interest of both countries and the region as a whole," according to a readout of Ban Ki-moon's meeting with Mr Sharif provided by his spokesperson.
The UN chief met with Nawaz Sharif at United Nations yesterday on the margins of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly.
According to a statement by the Pakistan Mission to the UN, Mr Sharif handed over a dossier containing information of alleged human rights violations by India.
Mr Sharif has been mounting massive efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, shooting off letters to the United Nations and its chief Ban Ki-moon, and raising the issue in all of his bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
However, his repeated calls to the UN over Kashmir appear to be gaining no traction as Ban Ki-moon made no reference to Kashmir and the situation in the Valley in his final speech to the UN General Assembly as UN Chief.
Ban Ki-moon's office has said that the UN Chief's good offices are available to discuss Kashmir only if both India and Pakistan request for it, a clear message that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral one between the two nations and should be solved by them only.