President Dr Arif Alvi has called for a solution to regional conflicts. — Vice News screengrab/File KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for a solution to regional conflicts, particularly in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the inaugural session of a three-day International Maritime Conference (IMC-21) on ‘Development of blue economy under a secure and sustainable environment — a shared future for Western Indian Ocean Region’ here on Saturday, he said: “Global peace, rather than confrontation should be our future.” The conference is part of the harbour phase of the multinational maritime exercise Aman-2021. The president said security in the Indian Ocean was essential for mankind in general and especially for the countries of this region, adding that hegemonic designs in any way would deter international cooperation.