Syed Abdullah Geelani, the representative of Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, while speaking at the 14th Islamic Summit held in Makkah on the sidelines of the meeting of OIC contact group on Kashmir, said, “The non resolution of Kashmir has been a constant irritant for India-Pakistan relations threatening the peace and stability of both the countries.”
“This year marks 7 decades since the United Nations adopted a resolution outlining the principles and procedure to be followed for the final settlement of the Kashmir. In this historically significant and, as for as Kashmir issue is concerned vitally important document, the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP ) notes with satisfaction that both India and Pakistan have agreed and have communicated to the commission their acceptance of the principle of democratic method of plebiscite as the basis for deciding the future of Kashmir. Seventy years on, Kashmir not only remains unresolved but has left a horrifying trail of death, destruction and immeasurable human suffering in its wake,” the Hurriyat statement quoted Abdullah Geelani as having said on the occasion.
Abdullah Geelani said, “Only a couple of months ago, the world watched with awe and horror how an incident in Kashmir almost pushed the neighbours to the precipice of a nuclear confrontation. Thanks to the timely international intervention a disaster was averted just in time. But let’s make no mistake. While the international community has been able to douse the flames of war for the time being the spark that triggers these flames every now and then continues to remain neglected.”
