Pakistan vying UNSC seat to address Kashmir: Munir Akram
New York: Pakistan’s Permanent Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Munir Akram Sunday said that Islamabad is vying to secure a place as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) allowing it to address Kashmir and counter-terrorism issues.
“We are hopeful that we will be elected at the polls on June 6 as a non-permanent member of the UNSC,” Ambassador Akram said while speaking virtually to the members of the US-based Pakistan Students Association Coalition (PSA).
“[Being elected] will bring a lot of responsibilities on Pakistan to play a leadership role in addressing not only our issues which are the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Afghanistan and counter-terrorism but also to promote consensus on peacekeeping,” he added.
His remarks come as Islamabad has so far secured the endorsement of the 55-member Asian Group for the elections for five of the 10 non-permanent seats on the Security Council for the term 2025-26 slated for next month.
Pakistan has been elected to the Security Council seven times, with the most recent term being in 2013. Other occasions were 1952-1953, 1968-1969, 1976-1977, 1983-1984, 1993-1994 and 2003-2004.
