Pakistan says objectives ‘largely achieved’ in closed-door UNSC meeting

UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council has held a closed-door meeting called by Pakistan — currently a non-permanent member of the powerful 15-nation Council — which is locked in a war-like tension with India following a deadly Kashmir attack and New Delhi’s suspension of key water treaty with Islamabad.The UNSC went into an emergency in-camera session on Pakistan’s request and received a briefing from Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Asim Iftikhar. The meeting was attended by all 15 members, including the five-permanent veto-wielding powers.
Pakistan’s envoy to the UN, Asim Iftikhar, told media late on Monday that his country’s objectives were “largely served and achieved.””Several [council] members recognised the imperative of peacefully resolving all issues, including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with UNSC resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people,” Iftikhar said.
“There was also a clear sense that regional stability cannot be sustained through unilateralism, it requires principled diplomacy, engagement and adherence to international law.”