The 15-member UN Security Council has collectively condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the May 23 Indian consulate in Afghanistan’s Herat province, underlining the need to bring perpetrators and sponsors of the “reprehensible” acts to justice.
“The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on May 23 on the Indian consulate in Herat province, Afghanistan,” a media statement issued by the powerful 15-nation Council said on Friday. The UNSC “condemned acts of violence against diplomatic and consular representatives, which endanger or take innocent lives and seriously impede the normal work of such representatives and officials.” The Council members reiterated that “no terrorist act can reverse the path towards Afghan-led peace, democracy and stability in Afghanistan, which is supported by the people and the Government of Afghanistan and the international community.”
“The members of the Security Council underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice, and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Afghan authorities in this regard.”
The UN General Assembly is currently engaged in holding consultations on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The outcome of this fourth review of the GCTS is expected on June 12.
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