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Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the UN Security Council session. PHOTO: RADIOPAK
UNITED NATIONS:
Amid a political deadlock among the signatories of the 2018 South Sudan Peace Agreement and a dangerous escalation of 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 the renewal of the national consensus,” Ambassador Asim Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, told the UN Security Council, which on Tuesday discussed 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 will be borne first and foremost by the South Sudanese people and will also have profound regional consequences.
“It is time for deeper engagement, not distancing or abandonment,” the Pakistani envoy added.
