The Foreign Office has confirmed that Prime Minister Imran Khan willaddress the United Nations (UN) General Assembly session next Friday 25thSeptember.
Addressing a weekly press briefing in Islamabad, FO Spokesperson ZahidHafeez Chaudhri has informed that the General Debate of the 75th Session ofthe UN General Assembly will commence on Tuesday.
The spokesperson further informed that Foreign Minister Shah MehmoodQureshi will participate virtually in the High-Level Meeting to commemoratethe 75th Anniversary of the United Nations.
“Due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the local administration in NewYork, there will be no in-person high-level participation from outside,”the FO spokesperson added.
The spokesperson said, “Pakistan welcomes the UN High Commissioner forHuman Rights’ reiteration of serious concerns on unabated violence inIndian occupied Kashmir (IoK), including indiscriminate use of pellet gunson civilians.”
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In his speech at the 74th UNGA session last year, PM Khan had highlightedsufferings of Kashmiris and the Indian action of annexing the occupiedterritory.
Alongside the UNGA session, there would be a series of special high-levelsessions, including an event to commemorate the UN’s 75th anniversary; asummit on biodiversity; and a meeting to commemorate, and promote, theInternational Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
