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President Alvi confers civil award Hilal-e-Pakistan to UNGA President

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President Dr Arif Alvi has conferred civil award Hilal-e-Pakistan upon President United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir.

A special investiture ceremony was held in this regard at the President House in Islamabad today (Thursday).

According to the details, President Arif Alvi had a meeting with UN General Assembly President Volcan Bozkar in which various issues were discussed.

During the meeting, the President appreciated the role of the President General Assembly in convening a UN meeting on the situation in Palestine on May 21.

Arif Alvi said the promotion of justice, ethics, and tolerance in international relations is needed to address the modern form of racism, Islamophobia.

President Arif Alvi added that equal access to the corona vaccine is needed to reduce the social and economic impact of corona on developing countries.

On this occasion, Volcan Bozkar briefed Arif Alvi on various steps taken on international political, social, and economic issues.

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PM Khan, UNGA President discuss key items on UN agenda

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UNGA President

Prime Minister Imran Khan has met with the President Of the United National General Assembly (UNGA) Volkan Bozkir on Thursday.

According to the details, a wide range of issues was discussed during the meeting pertaining to regional and international peace and security, sustainable development, and economic recovery efforts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Views were exchanged on key items on the UN agenda such as Palestine, the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, the Afghan peace process, and illicit financial flows from proceeds of crime, corruption, and bribery.

The PM lauded the role of PGA in convening the special meeting of the GA on Palestine, stressing that following the announcement of ceasefire steps should be taken to revive the peace process & ensure a just & lasting solution in line w/ relevant UN resolutions & two-state vision.

The Prime Minister underscored Pakistan’s strong commitment to multilateralism with the UN playing a central role.

He highlighted the need for enhanced international cooperation, under the UN auspices, to address climate change and environmental degradation, as well as debt relief to support the developing countries’ economic recovery efforts and attainment of SDGs by the target date of 2030.

Mr. Bozkir briefed the Prime Minister on the various initiatives undertaken during his Presidency of the UN General Assembly to address key international political and socio-economic issues.

Mr. Bozkir is on an official visit to Pakistan from 26 to 28 May 2021, at the invitation of Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Mr. Bozkir – the first Turkish national to preside over the UN General Assembly – is a former diplomat and a senior politician.

He earlier visited Pakistan in August 2020 and also met the Prime Minister on that occasion.

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Diplomatic Breakthrough: UNGA validates Pak-sponsored resolution on ‘self-determination’

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On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ratified a Pakistan-sponsored resolution that reaffirms the right to self-determination for peoples who are subjected to illegal occupation. According to the details, the resolution was adopted by the majority which was co-sponsored by 71 countries. The adopted resolution calls on countries to immediately cease their foreign military … Read more

UN should live up to its obligations on IoK: Maleeha Lodhi

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Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations

Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi met United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Maria Fernanda Espinosa. Maleeha Lodhi wrote on Twitter that she briefed the UNGA president in detail about the the situation in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) where the continuing curfew and lock down ‘is exacerbating the suffering of the Kashmiri … Read more

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