Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for dialogue for the solution of row between Pakistan and India on Kashmir.
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In his address at UN General Assembly session in New York, Erdogan criticized international community for failing to pay attention to Kashmir conflict, which awaits solution for 72 years.
The president said the stability and prosperity of South Asia cannot be separated from the Kashmir issue.
“In order for the Kashmiri people to look at a safe future together with their Pakistani and Indian neighbors, it is imperative to solve the problem through dialogue and on the basis of justice and equity, but not through collision,” said Erdogan.
The India-administered region has been facing a clampdown since Aug. 5, when the Indian government nixed Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which conferred a special status on it.
Thousands of people from Pakistan and Kashmir have also flooded social media with messages thanking Erdogan for mentioning Kashmir in his speech.
Hundreds of people, mostly political leaders, have been detained or arrested by authorities since the Indian government made the move.
India and Pakistan hold Kashmir in parts and claim it in full. China also controls part of the contested region, but it is India and Pakistan who have fought two wars over Kashmir.
Khan Thanks Erdogan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for raising the Kashmir issue in his address Tuesday to the UN General Assembly.
Khan told reporters in New York he hoped more leaders at least ask India to lift the siege on Kashmir.
I appreciate President Erdogan's statement that the stability and prosperity of South Asia cannot be separated from the Kashmir issue.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) September 24, 2019
“We are very thankful that the president has taken a very principled stance,” said Khan, adding Pakistan has a “very good relationship” with Turkey.
He also said Erdogan will visit Islamabad next month.
Erdogan told the body that a solution to the Kashmir issue can only be found through dialogue and the Kashmir issue has awaited a solution for 72 years.
The official Twitter account of the Pakistan government also shared Erdogan’s words on Kashmir with his picture in a banner.
One of the problems to which the International Community fails to devote enough attention is the Kashmir conflict that are waiting a solution for Seventy two years: Recep Tayyib Erdogan#UNGA #PMIKInUSA #StandWithKashmir pic.twitter.com/WbygkfUKgy
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) September 24, 2019
“We salute President Erdogan for forcefully raising the issue of occupied Kashmir in his address today to the UN General Assembly and also referring to UN resolutions on the issue,” said Pakistan’s envoy to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi.
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Thousands of people from Pakistan and Kashmir have also flooded social media with messages thanking Erdogan for mentioning Kashmir in his speech.
#OurVoiceErdogan became the top trending hashtag on Twitter, garnering nearly 300,000 tweets in a few hours.