Tehran, July 10 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi discussed the latest regional developments with his Omani and Turkish counterparts as well as Pakistan’s army chief in separate phone calls following renewed US strikes on Iran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.In phone calls with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Araghchi discussed the recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz and other issues of common concern…
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Havana, July 7 (IANS) Cuba’s request for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to debate the US blockade at its session reflects the imminent threat facing the island, an official said.The Cuban Foreign Ministry’s director general of Multilateral Affairs and International Law, Pedro Luis Pedroso, told reporters the scenario presented to justify the debate “is not a hypothetical situation of aggression. It is not based on a simple risk assessment.”The debate, to be held on Tuesday, will serve to denounc…
United Nations, June 24 (IANS) India has slammed Pakistan for misusing its position as co-chair to politicise a UN forum instead of being unbiased as behooves the position.“The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is a matter strictly internal to India. It is always been, is, and will remain so”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish declared on Tuesday at an informal meeting of the Security Council.“It is incredible that a co-Chair expected to be balanced and unbiased in conduct, ha…
Kuwait City/Manama June 6 (IANS) Both Kuwait and Bahrain on Saturday condemned the renewed Iranian attacks on their countries, calling them a flagrant violation of sovereignty and a dangerous escalation threatening regional stability.Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said on X that the attacks were a “flagrant violation” of Kuwait’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, as well as a breach of international law, the UN Charter, and Security Council Resolution 2817.It said the continued attacks…
United Nations, June 6 (IANS) India has said that a “marginal reform” of the Security Council was inadequate to make it fit to face the contemporary challenges, and a meaningful reform requires adding permanent members.“The marginal reform in the 1960s that expanded only the non-permanent category has not changed the fundamental mode of functioning of the Security Council in any impactful manner”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish told the General Assembly on Friday.“Expansio…
United Nations, May 27 (IANS) Even as the Security Council, frozen in the world of 1945, faces a crisis of credibility, India has said that “entrenched interests” are blocking reforms needed to make it capable of meeting contemporary challenges.“Lack of progress in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on Council reforms is indicative of entrenched interests of several member states to maintain the status quo and retain the eight-decade-old UNSC architecture”, India’s Permanent Rep…
United Nations, May 27 (IANS) Warning Pakistan of India’s resolve to defend itself against cross-border terrorism, India said Islamabad would have to face the repercussions of sponsoring terrorism.“Pakistan must credibly and irrevocably end its support for all forms of terrorism”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish demanded on Tuesday at the Security Council.“Pakistan will have to accept that there are consequences to its sponsorship of cross-border terrorism”, he said.He decl…
United Nations, May 27 (IANS) United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of “a dangerous erosion” of respect for international law.”Core principles — sovereign equality, territorial integrity, political independence, the prohibition of the threat or use of force — are being challenged or ignored. Violations go unanswered. Impunity is spreading,” he told a high-level open debate of the Security Council on upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and strengtheni…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday urged the global community to condemn “violations of international law” by the United States and Israel and take action against “warmongering”, thereby bringing an end to the impunity of those who violate the UN Charter. In his address at the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in New Delhi on Thursday, Araghchi stated that Iran has been subjected to “brutal and unlawful aggression” by the US and Israel.He said,…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday lauded India’s role in the United Nations and across all three pillars of the UN Charter. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, Baerbock stated that more than 184 Indian peacekeepers have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of global peace. She thanked Indian government for inviting her to India and extending a warm hospitality.Baerbock mentioned that she met External Affa…