PM Kakar to address UN General Assembly on Sept 22: FO spokesperson

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will participate in the high-level debate of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York from September 18 to 23. 

This was stated by Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in her weekly press briefing on Thursday. She said that Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani would also accompany the prime minister.

She said the prime minister would address the UN General Assembly on September 22. “He will outline Pakistan’s perspective on a range of regional and global issues of concern including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute which is among the longest standing unresolved items on the UN agenda,” she said, adding that the prime minister would elaborate on the significant measures being taken by the caretaker government to consolidate Pakistan’s economic recovery and efforts to mobilise domestic and external investment.

The FO spokesperson said the prime minister would also participate in a Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other high-level meetings organized under the auspice of the UN General Assembly. “These will afford valuable platforms to deliberate on effective measures required at the global level for addressing the most pressing economic and development challenges confronting the Global South in the wake of the COVID pandemic, geo-political contestations and climate change.”

She highlighted that on the sidelines of the UNGA session, the prime minister would hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from various countries as well as with the Heads of international organizations, philanthropic organizations and corporate leaders.

“He will also avail of the opportunity to engage with other Heads of State and Government attending the UNGA session during the various activities organized on the sidelines. The PM will also hold interactions with the international media.”

She said Pakistan saw the United Nations as the most representative and inclusive forum of nation-states. "The prime minister’s participation in the UN General Assembly session is a demonstration of Pakistan’s abiding commitment to multilateralism, with the UN playing a pivotal role in international affairs for promoting peace and prosperity worldwide," she added.