South Asia’s peace conflict linked to Kashmir solution: Caretaker Foreign Minister

Pakistan’s Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has said that peace in South Asia is not possible until the conflict of Jammu and Kashmir is resolved in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

According to Radio Pakistan, Jalil Abbas Jilani expressed these views after inaugurating a photo exhibition in connection with the Kashmir Solidarity Day at the Pakistani Embassy in Brussels on Wednesday.

The exhibition depicts the plight of the people of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

The foreign minister said in his address that ‘the brave sons and daughters of Jammu and Kashmir have bravely resisted all Indian attempts at oppression.’

He said that ‘India has failed to suppress the aspirations of the Kashmiri people and their sacrifices will be remembered in history.’

According to the Pakistani Foreign Minister: ‘The international community should call on India to stop the ongoing human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir, withdraw the unilateral and illegal actions of August 5, 2019 and implement the UN Security Council resolutions. Put pressure.’

He further said that ‘Pakistan stands in full solidarity with the Kashmiri people in their struggle to achieve their inalienable right to self-determination.’

In this regard, Jalil Abbas Jilani wrote on the social media platform X: ‘5th February is a day of solidarity with the helpless Kashmiris of Occupied Kashmir under the illegal occupation of India for the last 75 years.

“Sustainable peace in South Asia depends on the resolution of the Kashmir conflict in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and Kashmiri aspirations.”

The exhibition in Brussels shows serious human rights violations in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

The Foreign Office wrote on its X account that ‘Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has met the Secretary General of the European External Action Service, Stefano Sanino, in Brussels. Both expressed satisfaction over the positive momentum of relations between Pakistan and the European Union.

Discussed global and regional developments. Under the Strategic Engagement Plan (2019), it has been agreed to strengthen relations and deepen cooperation in the sectors.

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani also met EU Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra in Brussels.

He appreciated the European Union’s support for Pakistan’s recovery after the devastating floods in 2022.

Ways to strengthen green cooperation between Pakistan and the European Union were also discussed in the meeting.

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