New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a United Nations-backed resolution on Kashmir, urging India and Pakistan to resolve the long-standing territorial dispute through dialogue. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Erdogan said, "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."

Addressing the assembly, Erdogan also referenced the recent escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan, which followed a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, that claimed the lives of 26 Hindu men.

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