Concluding his address to the UN Security Council, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad urged the UNSC members to pursue dialogue and diplomacy, warning that military action only deepens and entrenches conflict and division.

“The Middle East, already burdened by prolonged instability, a history of Israeli illegal occupation and continued denial of the Palestinian right to self-determination and statehood, cannot absorb another crisis. We must act now to prevent the situation from further spiralling out of control,” he emphasised.

“History has taught us that the use of force and unilateral military actions only deepen conflicts and entrench divisions, with tragic human and humanitarian consequences,” Ahmad emphasised.

“Dialogue and diplomacy remain the only path forward. These must be pursued with seriousness and sincerity by all.”