UNSC resolutions on Kashmir: Prime Minister urges Ban to ensure implementation

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the UN Secretary General to play a proactive role in promoting peace and normalisation in the region. He stressed that it was incumbent on the UN Security Council to ensure early implementation of it's commitment as reflected in the UNSC's resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister expressed these views as he met UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon here on the sidelines of the International Conference on the Implementation of the International Decade for Action "Water for Life," 2005-15. As regards India, the Prime Minister said that there appeared to be no acknowledgement of the initiatives, he had taken to promote a dialogue process with that country.
In fact, recent statements by the Indian leadership had been deeply disappointing, he added. The Prime Minister told the Secretary General that Pakistan has a strong and steadfast relationship with the UN and the country highly appreciates Mr Ban Ki Moon's leadership in advancing the key objectives of peace and development. He said that support for peacekeeping missions was a strong element of Pakistan's foreign policy. Pakistan has been among the top contributors to UN's peacekeeping operations and would continue to respond to calls for peacekeeping, he added. Talking about Pakistan's counter terrorism measures, the Prime Minister said the country has formulated a 20-point National Action Plan, adopting a policy of zero tolerance and unflinching dedication towards countering this menace.