UN chief again urges India and Pakistan to defuse tensions
Last updated on: 06 March,2019 11:14 am
UN Secretary-General reiterated his call to India and Pakistan to de-escalate the tensions.
UNITED NATIONS (APP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday reiterated his call to India and Pakistan to “de-escalate the tensions” between them as the situation in the region continues to pose threat to peace and security.
“We are full aware of the situation,” his Spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said in reply to a question at the regular noon briefing at UN Headquarters in New York.
The spokesman said that the UN chief was in touch with both sides at various levels to “express his concern and the need to do as much as anyone can to de-escalate the tensions.” But, he said, the secretary-general had not yet spoken to the prime ministers of the two countries — Imran Khan and Narendra Modi — “as far as I am aware.”
Meanwhile, Pakistan Ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, continued her contacts with key UN officials and diplomats here, stressing the need for lowering the tensions between India and Pakistan and the resolution of outstanding problems through dialogue.