Muzaffarabad(PID AJK) 23 February 2023
President AJK Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry said that there was no assembly in Occupied Kashmir at present and this shortfall could be filled by the Assembly of Azad Kashmir, the base camp of Azad Kashmir and deliberations were being made for it. In his meeting with the top officials of the United Nations, they had assured that the issue of Kashmir was still on the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions of the United Nations on Kashmir are still effective and the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, should take an interest in this matter. With his recent visit to the United States, Great Britain, Belgium, and Turkey, the position of one and a half million Kashmiris had reached the international community and the voice of the Kashmiri people, who were the real and important parties to the Kashmir issue, had now been raised in the halls of the world. His visit to foreign countries will have far-reaching effects and India had been put on the defensive since his visit. He started his tour in Turkey. During his visit to Turkey, he had a special meeting with the Prime Minister of Cyprus Onil Stal in Ankara, while he emphasized solving problems like Kashmir, Palestine, and Cyprus during the visit. Met with other officials, and participated in a seminar organized by the Institute of Strategic Thinking SDE, similarly, he also participated in a seminar organized by the Center for Economic and Social Research.He also attended the luncheon given in his honor in the Turkish Parliament by Member of Parliament of the AK Party Ali Shahin, while he also attended the Deputy Chairperson of the AK Party in the Turkish Parliament and the Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee Afkan in the Parliamentary Council of the Turkish Parliament. Chairman of Europe Ahmet Yildar also met with Turkish Member of Parliament Eff Demarkeran Turkish Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Feuzi Sinvardi, Turkish Member of Parliament Memat Aslan, and other members of parliament and informed them about the latest situation of Kashmir cause. On his suggestion, a principled decision was taken to form a Kashmir Committee in the Turkish Parliament and present a resolution in favor of Kashmiris in the Parliament, which was their great success. After he visited Turkey, he visited Britain where he addressed the British Members of Parliament in which more than fifty British Members of Parliament participated on this occasion, the British Members of Parliament expressed their support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination and occupied Kashmir.He condemned the ongoing atrocities. Similarly, he also addressed various community meetings in different cities of the UK while he led a march of Kashmiris from the Indian Embassy in London to 10 Downing Street on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5. On this occasion, he also presented a memorandum on the resolution of the Kashmir issue and Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir at the British Prime Minister’s residence, 10 Downing Street. Addressing a crowded press conference of local, national, and international print, and electronic media. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Khawaja Farooq Ahmed was also present at the press conference on this occasion. On this occasion, Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, throwing more light on his foreign visits, said that he addressed the members of the European Parliament in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.On this occasion, he met Michael Geller, Member of the European Parliament in Brussels and Chief Election Observer of the European Union in the last two elections of Pakistan, Member of the European Parliament Jorn Virginie, Member of the European Parliament Hervey Joven, Member of the European Parliament Lazeef et Bala, Member of the Belgium St. Bertin Mampka. Member of European Parliament Hans Heidi, Chairman of Human Rights Willy Foutre, and other Members of Parliament briefed the members on the Kashmir issue and the latest situation in Occupied Kashmir in individual meetings. Later, during his visit to New York, he visited the United Nations Headquarters, where he met with the United Nations Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs and Peacekeeping, Muhammad Khalid Khyari, the United Nations Assistant Secretary for Human Rights Commission, Alzey Bredes Keres.He also met with senior officials of the United Nations and briefed them on the Kashmir issue. It should be noted that this was the first visit of any Kashmiri leader to the United Nations headquarters in Azad Kashmir. On this occasion, the senior officials of the United Nations assured me that the resolutions of the United Nations on Kashmir were still effective and the Secretary General of the United Nations was also interested in resolving the Kashmir issue. Similarly, during his visit to Washington, he also had separate meetings with US Congresswoman Shehla Jackson, US Senator Chris Van Halen, and State Department Senior Official Jason McLean and briefed them on the latest situation of the Kashmir issue. His visit to foreign countries will have far-reaching effects and due to this, India has come to a defensive position and the world has now started to understand the position of the Kashmiri people.
