Jeddah Meeting Calls for Peaceful Settlement of Kashmir Dispute
Jeddah: The Kashmir Committee, Jeddah and Jammu Kashmir Overseas Community, Jeddah along with the Consulate General of Pakistan arranged an impressive reception in honor of Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, Secretary General, World Kashmir Awareness Forum, Washington, DC, in Jeddah. It was attended by a large number of Saudi intellectuals, scholars and noted personalities besides members of the Kashmiri and Pakistani community.
Dr Fai thanked the hosts for inviting him to talk about the situation in Kashmir at a time when the nation of Kashmir is facing an existential threat. He thanked His Majesty’s government for its principled stand on the Kashmir dispute which was forcefully articulated only this month by His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Mohmmad Bin Salman during his meeting with Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Crown Prince stressed that the Kashmir dispute needs to be resolved through peaceful negotiations. Dr Fai added that His Royal Highness Crown Prince has developed friendly relations with both India and Pakistan. He can persuade both parties to initiate a peace process with which the United Nations as well as the people of Jammu and Kashmir will be associated to ensure that a settlement that will be arrived at will be based on the principle of justice.”
Dr Fai added that certain aspects of the situation in Kashmir distinguish it from other deplorable human rights conditions in the world. It prevails in what is recognized under international law and by the United States as a disputed territory whose status is to be determined by the free vote of its people under UN supervision.
“India's occupation of Kashmir has been left undisturbed by the international community, even though its validity has never been accepted. At no stage, however, have the people of Kashmir shown themselves to be reconciled to it,” Fai emphasized.
Major General ® Abdullah Bin Saeed Alghamdi said, “On August 5, 2019, India moved to alter the disputed status of India Occupied Jammu and Kashmir illegally and changed its demographic structure. The illegal and unilateral Indian actions have been rejected by the Kashmiri people, and by the international community for being in violation of International Law, relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and India’s own solemn commitments made to the people of Kashmir.”
Consul General Khalid Majeed in his speech welcomed Dr Fai in Jeddah and paid tributes to the long struggle of the people of Kashmir for their right to self-determination. The Consul General emphasized that the people of Pakistan will always support diplomatically and politically their brethren in Kashmir. It is the inherent desire of every Pakistani to help the people of Kashmir until they achieve their legitimate right to self-determination as enshrined in the UN Security Council resolutions.’… - gnfai2003@yahoo.com
