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| UN denies | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
NEW DELHI, Aug 3: A remark attributed to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon regarding Jammu and Kashmir has been denied by the UN after India sought a clarification through diplomatic channels.
Earlier, the UN Secretary-General was stated as saying by his spokesman Farhan Haq as per reports published in newspapers that "in relation to the recent developments in Kashmir, the Secretary-General is concerned over prevailing security situation there over the past month." The statement also urged upon all concerned to observe utmost restraint and address problems peacefully.
The Government here felt the remark to be gratuitous and it turned out that the spokesman was of Pakistani origin. India soon sought a clarification through its permanent mission to the UN. The UN headquarters in New York denied that any such statement was made by Ban Ki-Moon.
The Ministry of External Affairs here issued a statement today, saying, it had seen media reports on certain remarks attributed to the UN Secretary General on the security situation in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and revival of composite dialogue with Pakistan and added "The Government had sought a clarification from the office of the UN Secretary General through our Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. The office of the UN Secretary General has clarified that no such question was raised at the press conference nor was any such comment made by the UN Secretary General."
This stand by the US has brought the role of the spokesman of the UN Secretary-General into question. It is said that it was the spokesman who had sent the statement through e-mail to different media persons though the UN office denied any such statement being made at all. |
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