New York (Web Desk): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, in a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, underscored Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to promoting international peace and security as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
According to a press release issued by the Pakistan Mission, the meeting took place at UN Headquarters on the margins of the Security Council’s debate on multilateralism and global governance.
On the occasion, FM Dar called for a just resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with UNSC resolutions.
He also condemned Israel’s atrocities against the Palestinian people, and reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering support for a two-state solution, ensuring a viable, contiguous, and sovereign State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
The DPM also highlighted cross-border terrorism from Afghanistan and called for UN support in countering the menace within and from that country.
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to provide humanitarian support to the millions of destitute people in Afghanistan and to promote its economic development, including through implementing connectivity projects between Central Asia and Pakistan through Afghanistan.
Senator Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong support for the UN’s central role in addressing global challenges, including peace and security, development and climate change.
He underscored Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to promoting international peace, and security as a non-permanent member of the UNSC (2025–2026) while highlighting Pakistan’s longstanding commitment to multilateralism and the UN Charter, including UN peacekeeping efforts.
FM Dar welcomed the initiative by the UN Secretary-General to organize the Summit of the Future and expressed the hope that the Pact for the Future will be fully implemented, meeting the financing needs of the developing countries to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate targets.
On his part, Secretary-General Guterres thanked the DPM Dar for Pakistan’s active engagement at the UN as well as for its role towards maintenance of international peace and security in the form of its UN Peacekeeping contributions.
