ISLAMABAD – United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Maria FernandaEspinosa arrived in Pakistan on Friday for a five-day visit of the country.
This is Espinosa’s first official trip to any country in Asia sinceassuming office last year in September. The UNGA president met ForeignMinister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Foreign Office.View image on Twitterlink[image: View image on Twitter]link
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President of UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espionosa arrived inIslamabad on a five-day visit to Pakistan. She visited Foreign Office andheld talks with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. This is her firstvisit to any Asian country as President of UN General Assembly.2:20 PM – Jan 18, 2019link
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In the course of her talks with the Pakistani leadership, Espinosa will bebriefed on the deteriorating situation in Indian occupied Kashmir.View image on Twitterlink[image: View image on Twitter]link
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The UNGA president is expected to meet President Dr Arif Alvi, PrimeMinister Imran Khan and representatives of the UN and civil society. Beforevisiting the country, Espinosa said that she was looking forward tostrengthening the ties between Pakistan and the UN.link
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Her Excellency President of the United Nations General Assembly for the73rd session María Fernanda Espinosa calls on Minister of Foreign AffairsShah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad (18.01.19)@SMQureshiPTIlink #PTIlink3:17 PM – Jan 18, 2019link
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Before departing for Islamabad, the 193-member Assembly president said thatPakistan plays an “important role in strengthening multilateralism and tocontributing to (UN) peacekeeping operations.”
Espinosa said she looks forward to strengthening the ties between Pakistanand the UN, promoting multilateralism and continuing her work with Pakistanon the priorities for the 73rd session of the General Assembly.
She thanked the Pakistan government for the invitation to visit the country.