NEW DELHI: Amid continued violence between Israel and Palestine and a growing number of casualties, the Congress on Wednesday said India must use its good offices as a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with greater determination and persuasion to bring about peace in the region.
“Both parties must abjure violence and return to peace negotiations, there being no other path to a meaningful, peaceful coexistence of Israel and Palestine,” the opposition party said in a statement.
“The Congress party expresses its satisfaction at the balanced position of the Government of India, urging immediate cessation of hostilities, but would urge the government to use its good offices as a member of the Security Council with greater determination and persuasion,” it added.
Anand Sharma, the chairman of the All India Congress Committee’s (AICC) foreign affairs cell had, on May 14, called for immediate cessation of hostilities by both Israel and Hamas and urged India to proactively work towards restoring peace with the intervention of the UNSC.
“The Congress party urges for immediate cessation of hostilities by both Israel and Hamas and calls for urgent intervention of the UN Security council to restore peace.
“The issue is both moral and humanitarian. India, as a member of the UNSC, should proactively work to achieve this objective,” he had said. —PTI

Press Trust of India