ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief and PM in waiting Imran Khanwill be visiting the United States for first time as country’s premier inthe next month after taking oath.
The incoming PM will attend 73rd United Nations General Assembly session inNew York going to be held in the second week of September. He will alsoaddress the UNGA session to highlight Pakistan’s stance major issues,including grave human rights violations and Indian atrocities in theoccupied Jammu and Kashmir, local media reported.
The annual session of the General Assembly has special significance as itis attended by a large number of Heads of States and governments. ThePakistani premier will also give policy statement during the session.
On the sidelines of the UNGA, the Prime Minister would hold meetings withthe members of the US administration where he will highlight the ideologyof new Pakistan, a famous slogan of the PTI during election campaign.
Khan is also expected to hold talks with US officials on various matters,including economic ties, Pakistan’s name on FATF’s grey list, war againstterrorism, etc.
During his visit, the new prime minister is expected to hold meetings withheads of different countries, including China, Afghanistan, Iran and others.
Foreign Policy and Khan’s Victory Speech
During his victory speech on Julu 26, Imran Khan highlights key features ofhis government’s foreign policy.
“We want to learn from China how they brought 700 million people out ofpoverty … The other thing we can learn from China is … the measures theyhave taken against corruption, how they have arrested more than 400ministers there.
Then there is Afghanistan, a country that has suffered the most in the waron terror. Afghanistan’s people need peace. We want peace there. If thereis peace in Afghanistan, there will be peace in Pakistan. We will makeevery effort to achieve peace there.
We want to have open borders with Afghanistan one day.
With the US, we want to have a mutually beneficial relationship … up untilnow, that has been one way, the US thinks it gives us aid to fight theirwar … we want both countries to benefit, we want a balanced relationship.
We want to improve ties with Iran. Saudi Arabia is a friend who has alwaysstood by us in difficult times. Our aim will be that whatever we can do forconciliation in the Middle East, we want to play that role. Those tensions,that fight, between neighbours, we will try to bring them together.
On India: I think it will be very good for all of us if we have goodrelations with India. We need to have trade ties, and the more we willtrade, both countries will benefit. The unfortunate truth is that Kashmiris a core issue, and the situation in Kashmir, and what the people ofKashmir have seen in the last 30 years …. they have really suffered”.