Guterres watching India-Pakistan situation closely: Spokesperson

United Nations May 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is watching the tense situation between India and Pakistan and there is no reluctance to talk about it his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric reiterated Tuesday.


He dismissed a reporter s assertion that Guterres was reluctant to wade into the festering dispute in South Asia.

I don t think it is a matter of reluctance Dujarric said.

Repeating the official stand as he has done several times this month and last he said: As I said he is watching the situation very closely and reiterates his need for the parties to find a peaceful engagement ... a peaceful solution through engagement and dialogue.

The Secretary-General is a student of history he knows what has happened Dujarric said about the reporter s reference to previous volatile situations.

(Arul Louis can be reached at arul.l@ians.in)

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