UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9 (APP): Pakistan on Wednesday called on the Security Council to move towards addressing Kashmir and other long-standing disputes on its agenda through “greater recourse to mediation and pacific settlement as provided in the U.N. Charter”.
“Unresolved disputes breed discontent and any unforeseen spark can ignite violent conflicts,” Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan’s acting permanent representative, warned the General Assembly.
Speaking in a debate on the annual report of the Security Council, he said the 15-member body had shown varying degrees of effectiveness in dealing with different stages of conflict.
Indeed, while the Council had been effective laying down peacekeeping mandates and helping to keep post-conflict countries from relapsing into war, its efforts to prevent conflicts had elicited considerable criticism.
“Major unresolved issues, including the dispute of Jammu and Kashmir, are on the agenda of the Security Council for decades --- awaiting settlement,” the Pakistan representative pointed out.
“Preventive strategies to address long-standing disputes should entail greater recourse to mediation and pacific settlement under chapter six (VI) of the UN Charter, with a view to addressing root causes of the conflict,” he added.
“Security Council’s greater reliance on preventive diplomacy will augur well for international peace and security.”
Tarar said the responsiveness of the Security Council to member states was measured by its openness and transparency.
In that context, Pakistan welcomed the greater number of public meetings and open debates during the reporting period.
That trend should be augmented by more meaningful exchange with non-members, especially those States directly affected by a specific Council decision.
Transparency in decision-making process was another area that merited close attention, the Pakistan representative said.
It was a widely held view that decisions were taken mostly behind the scenes by a few major players.
Such decisions, accordingly, lacked transparency and inclusiveness, he said.
“Unresolved disputes breed discontent and any unforeseen spark can ignite violent conflicts,” Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan’s acting permanent representative, warned the General Assembly.
Speaking in a debate on the annual report of the Security Council, he said the 15-member body had shown varying degrees of effectiveness in dealing with different stages of conflict.
Indeed, while the Council had been effective laying down peacekeeping mandates and helping to keep post-conflict countries from relapsing into war, its efforts to prevent conflicts had elicited considerable criticism.
“Major unresolved issues, including the dispute of Jammu and Kashmir, are on the agenda of the Security Council for decades --- awaiting settlement,” the Pakistan representative pointed out.
“Preventive strategies to address long-standing disputes should entail greater recourse to mediation and pacific settlement under chapter six (VI) of the UN Charter, with a view to addressing root causes of the conflict,” he added.
“Security Council’s greater reliance on preventive diplomacy will augur well for international peace and security.”
Tarar said the responsiveness of the Security Council to member states was measured by its openness and transparency.
In that context, Pakistan welcomed the greater number of public meetings and open debates during the reporting period.
That trend should be augmented by more meaningful exchange with non-members, especially those States directly affected by a specific Council decision.
Transparency in decision-making process was another area that merited close attention, the Pakistan representative said.
It was a widely held view that decisions were taken mostly behind the scenes by a few major players.
Such decisions, accordingly, lacked transparency and inclusiveness, he said.
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