UK should first listen to voice of its own citizens: FO

The Foreign Office, on Thursday, responded sharply to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s recent statement, saying the United Kingdom government may first consider listening to its own citizens calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and fulfil its responsibility as the permanent member of the UN Security Council instead of making direct statements in internal affairs of other countries.

The Foreign Office’s response comes during the weekly media briefing of Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in response to the queries of journalists with regard to the recent statement by the British foreign secretary advising the newly elected government “must work for all Pakistan’s citizens and deliver crucial reforms.”

“If making directive statements on internal affairs of other countries is appropriate then we also believe that the Government of the United Kingdom may first consider listening to its own citizens calling for ceasefire in Gaza and fulfil its responsibility as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council,” Baloch said when her response was sought on Cameron’s remarks.

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