India, Sept. 24 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday stated that Turkey was "pleased" with the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, the Turkish president also called for a resolution for the issue of Kashmir.

"We are pleased with the ceasefire achieved following the tensions last April between Pakistan and India, which had escalated into a conflict. The issue of Kashmir should be resolved on the basis of the resolutions of the UN, for the best of our sisters and brothers in Kashmir, through dialogue, we hope," Erdogan said at UNGA.

While this is not the first time Erdogan has raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations, his remarks come after he skipped a mention of the Indian ter...