Russian Deputy Ambassador Roman Babushkin has emphasised that the issue of Kashmir should be discussed bilaterally between India and Pakistan and said, “Russia is not interested in raising the matter in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).”
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Russian Deputy Ambassador Roman Babushkin also clarified that Russia’s position is clear and is not changing.
Russia stands on the position that any issue between India and Pakistan should be resolved on a bilateral basis, according to Simla agreement and Lahore declaration.
Recently China had put forward a proposal to hold a meeting on the issue of Kashmir in the UNSC. However, the US, France, UK and Russia rejected the proposal to convene the meeting.
After the removal of Article 370 in August 2019, China and Pakistan have been making numerous efforts to raise the issue internationally.
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