United Nations
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Security Council Resolution
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215, adopted on November 5, 1965, after the cease-fire called for in resolutions
209
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210,
211 and
214 and agreed to by
India
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and
Pakistan
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failed to materialize, the Council demanded that representatives of India and Pakistan meet with a representative of the
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to purpose schedules for the withdrawals. The Council urged this meeting to take place as soon as possible and requested the Secretary-General to submit a report on compliance with this resolution.
The resolution was adopted with nine votes to two;
Jordan
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and the
Soviet Union
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abstained.
See also
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 or the Second Kashmir War was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. The conflict began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was d ...
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Kashmir conflict
The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict over the Kashmir region, primarily between India and Pakistan, with China playing a third-party role. The conflict started after the partition of India in 1947 as both India and Pakistan claim ...
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(1965–1971)
References
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
External links
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