In an emergency diplomatic effort, the Saudi Foreign Minister made phone calls today (Saturday) to his counterparts in India and Pakistan to take action to reduce recent tensions between the two countries.
Publish dateSaturday 10 May 2025 - 13:43
Story Code : 315327
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya Network, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan stressed the need to reduce tensions and stop military clashes between the two countries in separate phone calls today (Saturday, May 10).
In these talks, he recalled Riyadh's key role in supporting regional stability and maintaining balanced relations with both sides.
In a call with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Faisal bin Farhan discussed diplomatic solutions to the recent tensions and then, in a conversation with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, he emphasized the importance of bilateral dialogue to reduce tensions.
The Saudi foreign minister added that his country attaches importance to the security and stability of the region and maintains close and balanced relations with both friendly countries.
Since independence, India and Pakistan have had several unresolved disputes. The Line of Control (LOC) issue, which both sides constantly accuse each other of violating, territorial disputes, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) that regulates the sharing of the waters of the Indus River and its tributaries between the two countries, the activities of terrorist groups, and political and diplomatic tensions have been the main sources of disagreement between New Delhi and Islamabad over the past few decades.
The most important dispute between the two countries, which is considered to be the root cause of most of the current crises, is the Kashmir issue, which dates back to the partition of the subcontinent in 1947. At that time, the princely states, including Kashmir, had the right to choose to join India or Pakistan. The Hindu ruler of Kashmir, Hari Singh, initially showed no interest in joining either country, but after an attack by Pakistani-backed tribes, he asked India for military assistance in return for signing the Instrument of Accession to India.
Pakistan did not recognize the accession because of Kashmir’s Muslim majority population and its territorial claims to the region. This led to the First Indo-Pakistani War in 1947-48, which divided Kashmir into two parts, controlled by India (Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh) and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan).
Since then, the unresolved issue has been a major source of tension and conflict between the two countries, and remains a flashpoint in South Asia.
Military tensions between the two countries have flared again since last month’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 26 people.
In these talks, he recalled Riyadh's key role in supporting regional stability and maintaining balanced relations with both sides.
In a call with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Faisal bin Farhan discussed diplomatic solutions to the recent tensions and then, in a conversation with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, he emphasized the importance of bilateral dialogue to reduce tensions.
The Saudi foreign minister added that his country attaches importance to the security and stability of the region and maintains close and balanced relations with both friendly countries.
Since independence, India and Pakistan have had several unresolved disputes. The Line of Control (LOC) issue, which both sides constantly accuse each other of violating, territorial disputes, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) that regulates the sharing of the waters of the Indus River and its tributaries between the two countries, the activities of terrorist groups, and political and diplomatic tensions have been the main sources of disagreement between New Delhi and Islamabad over the past few decades.
The most important dispute between the two countries, which is considered to be the root cause of most of the current crises, is the Kashmir issue, which dates back to the partition of the subcontinent in 1947. At that time, the princely states, including Kashmir, had the right to choose to join India or Pakistan. The Hindu ruler of Kashmir, Hari Singh, initially showed no interest in joining either country, but after an attack by Pakistani-backed tribes, he asked India for military assistance in return for signing the Instrument of Accession to India.
Pakistan did not recognize the accession because of Kashmir’s Muslim majority population and its territorial claims to the region. This led to the First Indo-Pakistani War in 1947-48, which divided Kashmir into two parts, controlled by India (Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh) and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan).
Since then, the unresolved issue has been a major source of tension and conflict between the two countries, and remains a flashpoint in South Asia.
Military tensions between the two countries have flared again since last month’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 26 people.
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