Fri 20 September 2019:
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will use the opportunity of bilateral discussions with various leaders during the General Assembly discussions to raise the Kashmir issue, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.
Dujarric said that Guterres “has also underscored the need for dialogue as the only way to resolve the issue and as part of the solution for the current crisis in Kashmir”.
The discussions Dujarric referred to are private discussions with the leaders rather than a formal effort.
That would be in line with Guterres’ statement on Wednesday that his capacity to find a solution to the India-Pakistan disputes “relates to advocacy”.
“Advocacy was expressed and will be maintained” on the issue, he said.
At his news conference, Guterres also said that he could not have a formal role in settling the Kashmir dispute unless both countries agreed to it.
