UN / KASHMIR

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the governments of India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” as tensions rise between the countries. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:47
• Production Date: 30 September 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN - UNMOGIP
• Subject Topical: MILITARY ACTIVITY; POLITICAL CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: INDIA; PAKISTAN
• MAMS Id: 1722851
• Parent Id: 1722851
• Alternate Title: unifeed160930b

Description

STORY: UN / KASHMIR
TRT: 0:47
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 30 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY

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1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

30 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General urges the Governments of India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint and address the outstanding issues peacefully and through dialogue. He would welcome all proposals in that regard as well as any de-escalation initiatives.”
4. Med shot, reporter
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“UNMOGIP (The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan) has not directly observed any firing. They are obviously aware of the reports of these presumed violations and are talking to the relevant, to the concerned, authorities.”
6. Wide shot, Dujarric leaving press room

Storyline

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the governments of India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” as tensions rise between the countries.

Media reports indicated that the Indian military conducted a strike across the line of control between India and Pakistan in Kashmir amid conflicting reports on the intended target.

Speaking to journalists today (30 Sep) UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric said the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) was aware of the reports of “presumed cease fire violations” and was liaising with the concerned authorities to obtain further information. He said UNMOGIP had not “directly observed” any firing across the line of control.