The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, May 5, will hold an informal closed session to discuss increasing tensions between Pakistan and India over the April 22 terror strike in Pahalgam. The session, scheduled for the afternoon by the current Greek Presidency, was initiated at Islamabad's request.
On May 4, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said that it would issue a report to the UN about recent developments in the region, specifically India's move to put on hold the Indus Waters Treaty.
The Security Council consists of five permanent members with the right of veto—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—plus ten rotating non-permanent members. These are currently Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia.
Greece's Permanent Representative to the UN and President of the Security Council this month, Ambassador Evangelos Sekeris, had earlier condemned the Pahalgam attack, in which 26 individuals—mainly tourists—had died.
"This is a position of principle. We condemn terrorism in all its forms, everywhere it is happening. On the other hand, we are concerned about this tension which is mounting in the region," news agency PTI quoted him as saying.
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