UN General Assembly
1993

historically baseless. The future of the State remains to be determined. The resolutions of the Security Council on this question, providing for a plebiscite to decide the accession of the State to India or Pakistan, have yet to be implemented. A member of the United Nations cannot be allowed to refuse to implement a resolution of the Security Council. The resolutions in question were, moreover, accepted by Pakistan as well as India. Law does not permit a party to unilaterally renounce an international agreement. The struggle of the Kashmiri people to recover their freedom of choice is a righteous struggle for a fundamental right. It merits the support of all members of the United Nations. For Pakistan, a party to the dispute, such support is a matter of duty as well as right. The Government and people of Pakistan remain steadfast in their adherence to the Security Council resolutions and in our strong support for the Kashmiri right to self-determination. Pakistan calls upon India to fulfil its obligations under law. We request all other