Behind Closed doors? First time in 54 years, UNSC to hold ‘closed Consultation’ on Kashmir
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United Nations, Aug. 16: India’s move on Kashmir and Abrogation of article 370 is now toothache for Pakistan. Pakistan ran immediately to the UN after this decision. Pakistan’s close ally China also supported Pakistan in this stand. The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold the rare consultation on Kashmir issue after China’s request.
On Friday morning, this meeting will take place behind closed doors, as per the official statement. Most importantly, any official statement from UNSC is yet to be made in this regard.
This is a very rare incident when UNSC to discuss Kashmir, which is a hot topic between India and Pakistan since their independence, 1947.
Now, as per the official statement, Poland, which currently holds the council’s rotating presidency, has listed the matter for discussion at 10:00 am (1930 IST).
The last time there was a full Security Council meeting on the Kashmir issue was in 1965.
Friday’s discussion is not considered a full security meeting but rather referred to as closed-door consultations.
In a speech marking India’s Independence Day Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the decision was one of several “path-breaking” moves by his newly re-elected administration. He said “fresh thinking” was needed after seven decades of failure to ensure harmony in the picturesque but tragic former kingdom, where tens of thousands have died in the past 30 years.
Pakistan observed “Black Day” on Thursday to coincide with India’s independence day celebrations.