Pakistan has urged dialogue and restriction to avoid climbing after the Russian incursions reported in the Polish and Romanian airspace, warning that diplomacy remains the “only way” towards sustainable peace.
Going to a session of the Emergency Security Council on Monday, the permanent representative ambassador of Pakistan, Iphtikhar Ahmad, reaffirmed Islamabad’s support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all member states. He said that the conflict in Ukraine, which now enters his fourth year, continues to threaten regional and global stability.
“Pakistan has repeatedly attracted attention to the negative consequences of this conflict and the need to put it to an end,” Ahmad told the body of 15 members. “We firmly believe that only a significant dialogue that addresses the security concerns of all parties, is anchored in the principles of the UN Charter and International Law, and respects the relevant multilateral agreements can help ensure peace, a peace that is fair and lasting.”
He stressed that the cessation of hostilities and the return to diplomacy were essential for a sustainable agreement, adding that Pakistan is ready to support all regional and international efforts towards a peaceful resolution.
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The Council met under its article on the “threats to international peace and security” after an Estonian letter claiming that, on September 19, three Russian MIG-31 fighters violated Estonia’s airspace.
The UN Secretary General of the UN, Miroslav Jenca, warned that “the world simply cannot afford so much danger to get out of control,” citing intensifying the Russian strikes in Ukraine and reported victims within Russia.
The deputy permanent representative of Russia, Dmitry Polyanskiy, rejected Estonia’s claims, saying: “The facts show that, on September 19, three Russian mig-31 combat planes carried out a planned flight from Karelia to an air base in Kalinrad Oblast, carried out strictly in accordance with the rules of international air space.”
He dismissed the accusations as “Russophabic hysteria”, accusing Moscow’s neighbors of imagining violations where none occurred. “Today, we are obliged to see the second part of the show entitled ‘Blame Russia for everything,” he said.
Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna responded by showing radar screenshots and photographs of MIG-31 ready for combat. “The rape is clear,” he said, and pointed out that this marked the fourth violation of Moscow airspace in 2025 and part of what he called a broader pattern of provocations against the residents of Russia.
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Previously, in the midst of air attacks intensified in Ukrainian cities, Pakistan reiterated in the UN Security Council that the military means cannot resolve the conflict of Russia-Ukraine. Pakistan emphasized that “the only viable path to sustainable peace is dialogue and diplomacy”, asking for a high immediate fire and significant negotiations that address the security concerns of all parties and adhesion to the UN letter.
