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Hours after Erdogan rakes up Kashmir at UNGA, India calls for respecting UNSC resolutions on Cyprus

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Hours after Erdogan rakes up Kashmir at UNGA, India calls for respecting UNSC resolutions on Cyprus
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in a meeting with Cyprus counterpart Nikos Christodoulides (Image Source : Twitter/Dr.S. Jaishankar) 



Hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a close ally of Pakistan, raked up the Kashmir issue in his address at the UN General Assembly world leaders’ summit in New York, India called for respecting UNSC resolutions on Cyprus.

In his address on Tuesday, Erdogan said, “We maintain our stance in favour of solving the ongoing problem in Kashmir for 74 years, through dialogue between the parties and within the framework of relevant United Nations resolutions.” Last year also, Erdogan in his pre-recorded video statement to the General Debate, had made a reference to Jammu and Kashmir—a disputed region between Indian and Pakistan.

However, hours after the Turkish President’s speech, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during a bilateral meeting with his Cyprus counterpart Nikos Christodoulides, emphasised on the need to adhere to the relevant UN Security Council resolutions with respect to the east Mediterranean island.

Tweeting about his meeting, Jaishankar on Wednesday said, “Working to take our economic ties forward. Appreciated his regional insights. Important that relevant UN Security Council resolutions in respect of Cyprus are adhered to by all”

Cyprus was split in a Turkish invasion in 1974 after a brief Greek-inspired coup. North Cyprus is recognized only by Turkey, while the Republic of Cyprus, run by Greek Cypriots, is internationally recognized.

In his address on Tuesday, the Turkish president also referred to China’s minority Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang and Myanmar’s Rohingya.

Erdogan said that within China’s territorial integrity perspective, we do believe that more efforts need to be displayed regarding the protection of the basic rights of the Muslim Uyghur Turks.

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