SRINAGAR, 06 May 2021 (TON): President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Volkan Bozkir planned visit to India later this month has been postponed due to an unexpected surge in COVID-19 cases in India. He, however, has encouraged India and Pakistan to resolve the issue of Kashmir “through peaceful means”.

President UNGA during a press conference said that he supports dialogue and diplomacy, recalling the 1972 Simla Agreement between the two countries, which states that the final status of Jammu and Kashmir is to be settled by peaceful means in accordance with the UN Charter.”

He clarified that the position of the United Nations on Jammu and Kashmir is governed by the UN Charter and applicable Security Council resolutions.

Volkan Bozkir, who is a Turkish diplomat and politician, serving as the President of the United Nations General Assembly since 2020, will be travelling to Bangladesh and Pakistan later this month on the invitation of the respective governments. However, his visit to India has been postposed amid situation of COVID-19.