Imran Khan welcomes UNSC meeting on Kashmir

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : Aug 17 2019 | 3:25 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday welcomed a closed-door consultations on Kashmir by the UN Security Council, saying the resolution of the dispute is the "responsibility" of the world body.

Taking to Twitter, Khan said that it was for the first time in over five decades that the "world's highest diplomatic forum" had taken up the issue of Kashmir and the "serious situation" prevailing there.

"I welcome the UNSC meeting...," he tweeted.

Khan said that there were 11 UNSC resolutions on the issue and the meeting was a "reaffirmation of these resolutions."

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First Published: Aug 17 2019 | 3:25 PM IST

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