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Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at UNSC session. PHOTO: RADIOPAK
UNITED NATIONS:
Amid political deadlock among signatories to the 2018 South Sudan peace agreement and a dangerous escalation in armed confrontations, Pakistan has called on all stakeholders to recommit to the agreement in good faith and to address differences through inclusive dialogue.
“It is time for renewal of national consensus,” Ambassador Asim Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council which on Tuesday debated the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, an African country that gained independence from the Republic of Sudan in 2011.
At this critical juncture, he stressed the need to prevent another descent into violence, warning. “The cost of failure would be borne first and foremost by the South Sudanese people, and would also have profound regional consequences.
“It is time for more deeper engagement, not distancing or abandonment,” the Pakistani envoy added.
