Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says that the current crisis in the international system is being caused not by the lack of principles, but by their selective application.

“The principles are there, and have been clearly spelt out and globally agreed,” he tells the UN Security Council. “The crisis lies in their selective application.

“When sovereignty is defended in one case, but disregarded in another, the [UN] Charter is weakened,” he adds.

Dar states that if UN Security Council resolutions are selectively invoked, it erodes the credibility of the institution.

“This selectivity is very dangerous. It breeds mistrust, fuels grievances, encourages unilateralism and weakens the very multilateral system we claim to uphold,” he stresses.