UN chief urges maximum restraint by Iran, Pakistan
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The Secretary-General has called on the two countries to prevent the conflict from escalating further.
Following strikes by Iran and Pakistan against extremist bases in each other's territory, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on both sides to exercise restraint.
"The Secretary-General underlines that all security concerns between the two countries must be addressed by peaceful means, through dialogue and cooperation, in accordance with the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and good neighborly relations," U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
Separatist groups are active in the border regions of Iran and Pakistan, seeking to establish an independent state in the eastern Iranian provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan and the western Pakistani province of Baluchistan.
"The Secretary-General underlines that all security concerns between the two countries must be addressed by peaceful means, through dialogue and cooperation, in accordance with the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and good neighborly relations," U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
Separatist groups are active in the border regions of Iran and Pakistan, seeking to establish an independent state in the eastern Iranian provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan and the western Pakistani province of Baluchistan.
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