{"id":10165,"date":"2021-09-23T09:44:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T09:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=10165"},"modified":"2021-09-23T09:44:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T09:44:30","slug":"qureshi-conveys-concern-to-eu-high-representative-over-unwarranted-references-to-pakistan-in-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=10165&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Qureshi conveys concern to EU high representative over unwarranted references to Pakistan in resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Mishaal Arshad CM Underground News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday conveyed to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy\u00a0Josep Borrell Pakistan\u2019s concern regarding unwarranted and negative references to it in a\u00a0a recent resolution of the EU Parliament on Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement by the Foreign Office, Qureshi met with Borrell on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Views were exchanged on the latest developments in Afghanistan and bilateral cooperation between the two sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foreign minister recalled the efforts made by Pakistan for the promotion of peace and stability in Afghanistan, sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, and the assistance of Pakistan to ensure safe evacuation of diplomats and other officials from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shared w\/ High Rep Borrell concern for unwarranted references in EU Resolution on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afghanistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Afghanistan<\/a>, inconsistent with Pak-EU cooperative relations & our efforts for promotion of peace, our sacrifices in war on terror & assistance to ensure safe evacuation of diplomats & officials. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cdELCHFTQY\">https:\/\/t.co\/cdELCHFTQY<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMQureshiPTI\/status\/1440680778367524875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Qureshi stressed that Afghanistan was at a \u201ccrossroads\u201d and that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was of \u201ccrucial importance for Pakistan and the region\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called for \u201csustained and positive engagement of the international community, particularly of the EU, for supporting stability and socio-economic development in Afghanistan\u201d, said the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement, the foreign minister and EU high representative \u201cdiscussed the modalities for establishing closer cooperation between the EU and the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan to prevent a humanitarian crisis, avert an economic collapse, and preclude a mass exodus from Afghanistan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the bilateral context, the foreign minister expressed his satisfaction at the cooperation between Pakistan and the EU and stressed the importance of holding political as well as Pakistan-EU strategic dialogues at the earliest, said the FO statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It further stated that Qureshi shared a dossier containing evidence of India\u2019s grave violations of human rights, international humanitarian law and UN Security Council resolutions in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Parliament passed a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/B-9-2021-0462_EN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resolution<\/a>\u00a0on the situation in Afghanistan last week, which contained multiple negative references to Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of these alleged that\u00a0Pakistan is \u201cassisting the Taliban\u201d in fighting the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) in the Panjshir Valley \u201cby supplying its special forces and providing air support\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foreign Office issued a statement in response to the resolution stating that Pakistan was disappointed at the unwarranted and negative references to it, as this was not consistent with the cooperative relations between Pakistan and the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement said that Pakistan cannot be held responsible for the failure of the Ghani government, and its causes that were internal to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said the Ghani-led government had unfortunately squandered the opportunity offered by the Doha Peace Deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement underscored that Pakistan has 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