ISLAMABAD: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Maria FernandaEspinosa Saturday said she had been encouraged to see that the governmentof Prime Minister Imran Khan was aligned towards shaping a new future forthe people of Pakistan.
The new future was based on combating poverty, corruption and opening up toinvestments and tourism, she said in an interview with Radio Pakistan.
The UNGA president said Pakistan was such a beautiful country, which had somuch diversity and so much to show to the world. The country was on theright track, she said.
Regarding women empowerment in Pakistan, the UNGPA president said there hadbeen a lot of improvement as several women were holding high levelpositions in the country. They had strong voices in public opinion.
Particularly mentioning Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi, shesaid the envoy was one of the strongest voices in New York.
Ambassador Lodhi was a great advocate for Pakistan and its agenda onsustainable development goals.
Ms Maria said Pakistan”s contribution in the war on terrorism was anexample. The country had waged a successful and sustained effort againstterrorism and its anti-terror efforts had been recognized by theinternational community.
Pakistan”s overall role in regional peace and security, she said, wascommendable.
It was playing a very constructive role in the Afghan peace process. Peacein Afghanistan was also beneficial for Pakistan.
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She also appreciated the way Pakistan generously hosted millions of Afghanrefugees over the last several decades.
Over two million Afghan refugees were still living in Pakistan, which, shesaid, spoke volumes about its commitment to peace and security and theinternational law.
Responding to a question, Ms Maria pointed out that Pakistan was amongstthe most important contributors to the UN peacekeeping missions and “wereally recognize and respect the contribution made by the country in ourpeace keeping operations across the world.
” It also reflected Pakistan”s commitment to the United Nations and peaceand security, she added.
She expressed the confidence that Pakistan would continue to be supportiveof the UN”s peace keeping operations.
Pakistan was a very strong and reliable partner of the UN and of themultilateralism system, she added.
