China and Pakistan co-organised an Arria-Formula meeting of the UN Security Council on the theme of "Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security."

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting provided an important platform for Member States to consider how the Council can ensure the full, effective and non-selective implementation of its resolutions.

In his remarks, Pakistan's Permanent Representative, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, stressed that Security Council resolutions are not mere expressions of intent but legal obligations under the UN Charter.

He underscored that selective or prolonged non-implementation weakens the Council's authority, prolongs unresolved disputes and deepens human suffering, including in situations such as Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine.

He emphasised that the non-implementation of Security Council resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute meant that a major international dispute remained unresolved, with grave consequences for international peace and security and prolonged human suffering for the Kashmiri people.

By jointly convening this timely discussion, China and Pakistan reaffirmed their shared commitment to multilateralism, the authority of the Security Council, and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.