Islamabad:
The United Nations Security Council (USC) unanimously adopted a resolution sponsored by Pakistan on Tuesday aimed at strengthening the mechanisms for the peaceful dispute settlement, such as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, ISHAQ DAR, ISLAMABAD told Dialogue with India.
The resolution, entitled “Reinforcement mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of disputes” (Resolution 2788), was adopted during a high-level open debate chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, which is currently visiting New York.
The resolution called on UN member states to use preventive diplomacy, mediation and dialogue to avoid conflicts and fully implement CSNU resolutions for the peaceful resolution of disputes, as provided under chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations.
He also urged closer cooperation between regional and sub-regional organizations and the United Nations to resolve disputes through dialogue and strengthening confidence measures.
DAR, presiding over the debate as president of the Security Council for July, described the adoption of the resolution “a collective reaffirmation of global commitment to diplomacy on confrontation”.
Addressing the high -level session entitled “Promoting international peace and security by multilateralism and the peaceful settlement of disputes”, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said that multilateralism was “not only a diplomatic convenience but the need for the hour”.
“The peaceful settlement of disputes is not only a principle; it is the buoy in the rescue of global stability,” he said, warning that unresolved conflicts, geopolitical rivalries and the selective implementation of security council resolutions bound international peace and eroded confidence in multilateral institutions.
He thanked all the members of the CSNU for their “constructive commitment” and described the unanimous adoption of the resolution a “welcome expression of the collective desire to continue dialogue and diplomacy for conflict prevention”.
In a strong message on current conflicts, Dar criticized what he called the “double standard” and the “selective implementation” of CSNU resolutions.
In Palestine, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has sentenced the military operations of Israel to Gaza, saying: “The latest attacks in Israel killed more than 58,000 Palestinians – mainly women and children. We call an immediate, unconditional and permanent solution which must open the way for two state solutions on the basis of independent Palestine.
Turning to India illegally occupied the Jammu and the cashmere (iiojk), Dar reiterated the position of Pakistan that the dispute remains “one of the oldest articles on the agenda of the CSNU”.
“No cosmetic measure can replace the fundamental and inalienable right to self-determination of the cashmere people, as guaranteed by CNSC resolutions,” he said, adding that Pakistan has remained ready for dialogue but awaited “reciprocity and sincerity” of India.
DAR also criticized New Delhi’s decision to suspend the Water Treaty (IWT), the appellant “illegal and unilateral”. He said that the 65 -year -old treaty was a “successful model of diplomacy” and accused India of having tried to retain essential water for 240 million Pakistani.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has identified a “crisis of multilateralism” as the deep cause of many conflicts, claiming: “The problem is not principles but political will; not institutions but courage. The credibility of the CSNU has been undermined by the double standard and the politicization of humanitarian principles.”
He stressed that sustainable peace could not be carried out by “projection of power or unilateralism” but required “mutual respect and inclusive diplomacy”.
Outling a five-point agenda to revitalize multilateralism, Dar proposes: Restoring Trust in the a system through equal treatment of all conflicts under international law, Upholding the Primacy of International Law and Rejecting Occupation Or Denial Of Self-Determination, Using the Secretary-General’s Good Offices and Mediation Effectively in Protracted Disputes, Making Peaceful Contested Settlement The Norm, Not an exception, and rejecting bilateralism as an excuse for the inaction and the strengthening of regional partnerships and the preventive diplomacy in chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter.
DAR underlined Pakistan’s commitment to multilateralism and world peace, citing its role as one of the largest contribution countries of troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations.
“Pakistan foreign policy remains anchored in the principles of the United Nations Charter-sovereign equality, non-interference, self-determination and peaceful settlement of disputes. We have always preferred diplomacy to confrontation, commitment to isolation and polarization partnership,” he said.
By concluding his speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs called for concrete action rather than rhetoric. “That this debate serves as a reaffirmation of our faith in multilateralism and a solemn promise to those who turn to this advice not for words, but for action. On the anniversary of the UN 80th anniversary, we must make it more relevant – as a dialogue platform and an institution that makes justice and sustainable peace.”
