Turkish President Erdogan addresses Kashmir issue in UN General Assembly

During his speech to international leaders at the high-level 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan brought up the Kashmir problem. “Another development that will pave the way for regional peace, stability and prosperity in South Asia will be the establishment of a just and lasting peace in Kashmir through dialogue and cooperation between India and Pakistan,”  Erdogan said in his speech to the General Debate on Tuesday.

“As Turkish, we will continue to support the steps that will be taken in this direction,” he declared.

His statement comes after he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi ahead of the G20 summit, where they spoke about advancing infrastructure and commercial ties.

Erdogan stated that India’s participation in the UN Security Council was something to be proud of. He declared that he preferred the UN Security Council to have five permanent members and fifteen “temporary” members.

“Those 20 (5+15) should be permanent members of the UNSC in rotation. But as you know, the world is bigger than five. When we say the world is larger than five, what we mean is that it’s not only about the US, UK, France, China and Russia,” he remarked. In recent years, the Turkish president has frequently brought up the Kashmir problem when speaking to top UN General Assembly officials.

During his address to international leaders at the high-level UN General Assembly session held here last year, Erdogan brought up the Kashmir problem.

“India and Pakistan, after having established their sovereignty and independence 75 years ago, they still haven’t established peace and solidarity between one another. This is much unfortunate. We hope and pray that a fair and permanent peace and prosperity will be established in Kashmir,” Erdogan had remarked.

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