Erdogan Kashmir
In his speech before the un erdogan said that despite the un resolutions eight million people are stuck in indian kashmir.
Erdogan kashmir. Reacting to his remarks in the united nations india said it deeply regrets the. Kashmir is gallipoli for us. While the likes of saudi and united arab emirates walked the neutral line over india s moves in kashmir erdogan saw an opportunity to both undermine riyadh and abu dhabi not just regionally but. Erdogan s kashmir statement stood in sharp contrast to his silence on china s detention of uyghur muslims a cause he was heard raising until last year even as he spoke about the plight of muslims around the world.
Despite the resolutions adopted india occupied kashmir is still besieged and eight million people are stuck in kashmir. Muslim prayer was held there on friday for the first time in 86 years. For a president fighting a brutal kurdish uprising and presiding over a rotten human rights record erdogan has little maneuvering space on taking a moral position on kashmir. Erdogan said that the 72 year old kashmir issue should be resolved through dialogue on the basis of justice and equity.
In september last year erdogan raised the kashmir issue during his address at the united nations general assembly. Erdogan also described its conversion into a museum by the republic s founding leaders as a mistake that is being rectified. Turkish president recep tayyip erdogan raised the kashmir issue during his address at the united nations saying it is imperative to solve the problem through dialogue on the basis of justice equity and not through collision. It is however mr erdogan s controversial comments on kashmir in a television interview that have so far headlined his visit.
He said that for a safe future it is imperative to solve the issue of kashmir through dialogue rather than conflict. Ahead of his arrival in india on sunday evening mr erdogan suggested. In the interview mentioned above he loses cool when a parallel is drawn between kashmir and kurdistan and whether oic will speak in favour of referendum on tibet.