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25 Sep

Turkish President skips mention of Kashmir at UNGA for first time since 2019

United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not mention Kashmir in his annual address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the first time in years, breaking from a tradition he has maintained since 2019. This marked a significant departure from his usual stance, where he has consistently raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly after India abrogated Article 370 and removed the special status of the region. His comments were seen as unwarranted interference in India's internal matters, and New Delhi repeatedly dismissed them as such. Since 2019, Erdogan has used his UNGA…

10 Apr

UNSC reform negotiations not ‘begun in earnest’: UNGA President

United Nations, April 10, The negotiations for reforming the UN Security Council have not "begun in earnest" and the process is stuck in "informal discussions," according to General Assembly President Dennis Francis. "Under the ambit of the IGN what is taking place are informal discussions that predate the commencement of formal negotiations," he said on Tuesday referring to the Intergovernmental Negotiations process for reforms. He would not set a time frame for the negotiations, saying, "The member states themselves will determine the timing of the commencement of formal negotiations, but we are not yet there." Francis was asked at his…

13 Dec

In a turn-around, India votes for UNGA resolution for Gaza ceasefire

United Nations, Dec 13, Faced with the "challenge" to "strike the right balance", India has joined the General Assembly's call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, reversing its earlier position of abstaining. After the resolution was adopted on Tuesday with 153 votes, India's Permanent Representative to UN, Ruchira Kamboj, outlined the complicating factors, the terrorist attack on October 7 on Israel, the humanitarian crisis and the deaths of civilians and said, "Our challenge in this extraordinarily difficult time is to strike the right balance." "We, therefore, welcome the fact that the international community has been…

23 Sep

Jaishankar meets ministers, attends Quad, IBSA meetings on UNGA sidelines

United Nations, Sep 23, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended meetings of the Quad and IBSA on the sidelines of the high-level General Assembly meeting. Starting at the meeting's fourth-day mark on Friday, he attended a ministerial meeting of the Quad, the group of India, the US, Japan and Australia, and of the IBSA, the India, Brazil and South Africa group. He had bilateral meetings with Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, a minister of state in Britain's Foreign Office, Foreign Ministers Penny Wong of Australia, Yoko Kamikawa of Japan and Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani of Bahrain. US Secretary of State…

18 Jan

UNGA Prez to visit India, meet leaders, scientists

United Nations, Jan 18 (IANS) UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi is visiting India later this month to meet officials and scientists, according to his Spokesperson Paulina Kubiak. During his visit starting around January 29, he will also address the Indian Council of World Affairs and visit a water conservation project, Kubiak said on Tuesday. Korosi has a special interest in development, a key element of his agenda as Head of the General Assembly, and particularly in the water conservation element of it. Before his election as UN General Assembly President, he was the Environmental Sustainability Director in the Hungarian President's…