President UNGA Maria Fernanda holds meeting with Pakistan FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad
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ISLAMABAD – United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Maria Fernanda Espinosa 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 since assuming office last year in September. The UNGA president met Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Foreign Office. View image on Twitter link [image: View image on Twitter] link
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President of UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espionosa arrived in Islamabad on a five-day visit to Pakistan. She visited Foreign Office and held talks with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. This is her first visit to any Asian country as President of UN General Assembly. 2:20 PM - Jan 18, 2019 link
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In the course of her talks with the Pakistani leadership, Espinosa will be briefed on the deteriorating situation in Indian occupied Kashmir. View image on Twitter link [image: View image on Twitter] link
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A pleasure to meet @SMQureshiPTI link, Foreign Minister of #Pakistan link. I commended him for Pakistan's support for multilateralism, their contributions to @ UNPeacekeeping link, and their generous support in hosting #refugees link. #UN4ALL link 3:23 PM - Jan 18, 2019 link
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The UNGA president is expected to meet President Dr Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan and representatives of the UN and civil society. Before visiting the country, Espinosa said that she was looking forward to strengthening the ties between Pakistan and the UN. link
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Her Excellency President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 73rd session María Fernanda Espinosa calls on Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad (18.01.19)@SMQureshiPTI link #PTI link 3:17 PM - Jan 18, 2019 link
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Before departing for Islamabad, the 193-member Assembly president said that Pakistan plays an “important role in strengthening multilateralism and to contributing to (UN) peacekeeping operations.”
Espinosa said she looks forward to strengthening the ties between Pakistan and the UN, promoting multilateralism and continuing her work with Pakistan on the priorities for the 73rd session of the General Assembly.
She thanked the Pakistan government for the invitation to visit the country.
