Baku hosted 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member-states on October 25-26. For participating in the event, President of Pakistan Arif Alvi, and Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu visited Azerbaijan. During their visits, two official of India and Pakistan delivered their positions about Jammu and Kashmir.
In an interview to Eurasia Diary President of Pakistan accused India of violating the resolutions of UN and keeps occupying Kashmir.
"There are 11 resolutions of UN for People of Kashmir's right to self-determination that they are not implemented," President of Pakistan said.
He also emphasized that India undermines peace in the region.
"Pakistan made many times willingness of peace to India, as Prime Minister Imran Khan 5 times took steps towards peace. India is a belligerent keep occupying it."
"There is a total blockade, no communication of telephone, cell phones, the Indian government didn't allow foreign observes. There are 8 million people and India has deployed 900,000 of his forces, this is the most militarized zone. People of Kashmir are in a desperate state. Imagine that for 80 days, there is no food, medicine," Mr Alvi explained the situation in Kashmir.
Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu reacted Pakistan's position on Kashmir. Eurasia Diary reports citing The Hindu.
Mr. Naidu reacted saying, “On the subject of terrorism, our thoughts naturally go to its contemporary epicentre — Pakistan. We regret that earlier this afternoon, this August forum was misused to justify once again its [Pakistan’s] long-standing policy of conducting cross-border terrorism against its neighbours.”
The Vice-President said that Pakistan needed to do much more to earn the confidence of the international community.
“It must decisively abjure terrorism — for its own good, for that of its neighbours and for the good of the world,” Mr. Naidu, who is leading the Indian delegation at the summit, said.