722 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম সংবাদপত্র তারিখ Bangladesh Situation Poses Bangladesh 24 September, 1971 Threat To World Peace Vol. 1 : No. 4 BANGLADESH SITUATION POSES THREAT TO WORLD PEACE U THANT-PODGORNY-GIRI=ZAHIR SHAH URGE POLITICAL SOLUTION The situation in Bangladesh is a threat to world peace. The U. N. Secretary General, U Thant, Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny, Indian President V.V. Girl, and Afghan King Mohammad Zahir Shah have called for speedy political settlement in Bangladesh as a condition for preservation of peace in Asia. U Thant Addressing a press conference in New York last week. U. N. Secretary General U Thant reiterated that the situation in Bangladesh constituted a threat to international peace and security. He expressed his regret that the Security Council had taken no action in response to his July 20 memorandum on the Bangladesh situation. Unless a climate of confidence was restored in Bangladesh, there would be no prospect of return of most of the refugees from India, he observed. Podgorny The Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny has called for the "speediest political settlement" in Bangladesh as a condition for preservation of peace in Southern Asia. He was speaking at a kremlin banquet September 14, in honor of the visiting Afghan King, Muhammed Zahir Shah. The Soviet President said, "An aggravation of the situation in the Asian subcontinent has taken place lately." The problem of refugees, he observed, rose in connection with known events in Bangladesh. Zahir Shah In his reply to the Soviet President's banquet speech, the Afghan King said, "In our opinion any use of military pressure for the solution of disputes leads to dangerous consequences. All differences should be resolved politically with due regard for the inalienable rights of people and nations..." V. V. Giri The Indian President V. V. Giri said in Singapore last week that the influx of over eight million Bengali refugees had created special problems for India. He made it clear that India had given temporary shelter to the refugees as a trust for the international community till such time as they are able to return to their homeland in safety and honor. The creation of necessary conditions to achieve its objective was the urgent need of the hour, he added.
