Saudi Arabia assures Pakistan of support in peace efforts

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RIYADH, 6 May, 2021 (TON): Saudi Arabia on Wednesday assured Pakistan of its support in its initiatives for regional peace and stability.

During a meeting the assurance was extended by Chief of General Staff (CGS), Saudi Armed Forces, Gen Fayiadh Bin Hamed Al Rowaily with Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Bajwa.

Pakistan’s Chief of General Staff Bajwa is currently on a four-day visit to the Saudi Kingdom. His trip is taking place ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit scheduled to start from Friday.

The Saudi CGS thanked Gen Bajwa for his sentiments and assured the Pakistani army chief of Riyadh's "full cooperation and support in all initiatives aimed at improving regional cooperation, peace and stability," the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement on the meeting.

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday called for more "military to military cooperation" between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.

The army chief would be meeting with Saudi civil and military leadership during the visit.

The visit of the army chief and upcoming trip by the PM of Pakistan is seen as significant as these developments suggest a thaw in ties between the two countries.

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INDIA: UNGA chief 'saddened' by India's reactions to his Kashmir statements
NEW YORK, 2 June, 2021, (TON): General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir is “saddened” by India’s reaction to his statements on Kashmir, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Amy Quantrill, who has asserted that they were taken out of context.

During a news briefing on Tuesday Amy Quantrill said, "The President was saddened to see a press statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, which portrays his remarks on Jammu and Kashmir from a selective perspective, while they are consistent with the longstanding UN position regarding this issue."

She said that "It is regrettable that the President's remarks were taken out of context."

In a news conference in Islamabad last week, Bozkir said in reference to Kashmir that "I think it is the duty, especially Pakistan's, to bring this to the United Nation platform more strongly."

While speaking with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at his side, Bozkir also endorsed Islamabad's attempts -- so far unsuccessful -- to link the Kashmir issue to the Palestine problem.

"As the minister mentioned, and also compared to two important things, I think the two problems are of the same age, Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir, and I fully agree that this is the case," he said.

He also added that the Kashmir issue does not have the "same enlarged political wind behind it" like the Palestine cause.

Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi reacting to Bozkir's statement had said, "When an incumbent President of the UN General Assembly makes misleading and prejudiced remarks, he does great disservice to the office he occupies. The President of the UN General Assembly's behaviour is truly regrettable and surely diminishes his standing on the global platform."

"We express our strong opposition to the unwarranted references made with respect to the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the President of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir during his recent visit to Pakistan," he said.

United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir visited Pakistan from May 26-28.
UNGA chief 'saddened' by India's reactions to his Kashmir statements