Pakistan’s proposal in the United Nations got the support of 179 countries, India voted against it.

India voted against a resolution by Pakistan on ‘conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels’. Pakistan and Syria’s resolution on ‘Conventional arms control at the regional and sub-regional levels’ was adopted by recorded vote in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, with 179 members voting in favor, while Israel abstained, while India abstained. Was the only country. The First Committee of the UNGA deals with disarmament, global challenges and threats to peace affecting the international community. The resolution recognizes the important role of conventional arms control in promoting regional and international peace and security.

The resolution states that we believe that conventional arms control needs to be done primarily in regional and subregional contexts because most threats to peace and security in the post-Cold War era are primarily located within the same region or subregion. arise between states. It recognizes with particular interest the initiatives taken in this regard in various regions of the world, particularly the consultations between several Latin American countries and the proposals on conventional arms control made in the context of South Asia.

Recognizing that militarily significant States and States with large military capabilities have a special responsibility in promoting such agreements for regional security, the resolution decided to urgently consider issues involving conventional arms control at the regional and sub-regional levels; taken.