The President of the UN Security Council for May, Evangelos Sekeris of Greece, said Thursday he expects the 15-member body to meet “sooner, rather than later” on the serious situation between India and Pakistan following the April 22 armed attack in Indian- occupied Kashmir to deal with the heightening tensions between the two South Asian neighbours. In response to a question at his press conference held to brief journalists on the programme of the Council’s work for the current month Evangelos stated that “Its (the situation) is ongoing, evolving … (and) we are listening and monitoring closely.”

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