Turkey’s Erdogan raises Kashmir issue at UN General Assembly

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at UNGA
File Photo | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at UNGA

NEW DELHI — In yet another attempt to raise the matter of Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (local time) said that “Kashmir conflict is still a burning issue”.

On day two of the high-level UNGA, the Turkish President said, “The Kashmir conflict, which is also key to the stability and peace of South Asia, is still a burning issue.”

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At last year’s high-level meeting of the General Assembly, only Erdogan and Mahathir Mohamad, the then-Prime Minister of Malaysia, joined Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to talk about Kashmir.

Last year, weeks after India scrapped Article 370 of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, Erdogan had raised the issue of Kashmir at the UNGA 74th session and criticised the international community for failing to pay attention to the Kashmir conflict.

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This year after Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi raised up the Kashmir issue, Erdogan too criticised the situation in Kashmir.

In a pre-recorded statement, the leader said that it is imperative to solve the issue of Kashmir through dialogue.

“We are in favour of solving this issue through dialogue within the framework of the United Nations resolutions, especially in line with the expectations of the people of Kashmir,” Erdogan added.

In the last one year, Pakistan-ally Turkey has used several platforms to raise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. However, India, time and again, has told the west-Asian country that Kashmir is an internal matter of India.

Last week, India had slammed Pakistan, Turkey and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council for their remarks on India’s internal affairs.

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Responding to reference made by Turkey on Jammu and Kashmir, India in its right to reply had advised Turkey to refrain from commenting on the internal affairs of India and develop a better understanding of democratic practices.

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India in Geneva Pawan Badhe who delivered India’s right to reply said: “We reject the reference made by the OIC to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir which is an integral part of India. The OIC has no locus standi to comment on internal affairs of India. The OIC has allowed itself to be misused by Pakistan to subverse its own agenda. It is for the members of the OIC to decide if it is in their interests to allow Pakistan to do so.”

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