‘UNSC Will Not Take Up Kashmir Issue In November Either’: Clears British Permanent Representative To United Nations

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has no plans to take up the Kashmir issue, according to Karen Pierce, the British Permanent Representative who is heading it this month.

"We have not picked Kashmir because the Security Council had an opportunity to discuss it recently and we have not been asked by any other Security Council member to schedule a meeting," Pierce said on Friday (1 November).

Pierce was replying to an Arab reporter who asked at her media briefing if the Council would discuss Kashmir because, he alleged, Muslims are being killed there. Pierce replied "we have nothing scheduled".

Pierce added, "There are a lot of issues going on in the world and each month the presidency picks a few that are not routinely scheduled as part of the rhythm of the Security Council's business."

It should be noted that the Council held a closed-door meeting in August at the request of China, a permanent member of the body, to discuss the Kashmir situation after the Parliament of India revoked the region's special status under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. The Council did not take any action, not even issuing a press statement after the meeting.

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