ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will address the United Nations General Assembly next month in New York.
The interim prime minister will embark on his first visit to the United States after assuming office. He will address the 78th UNGA summit during the visit scheduled from September 18 to 23, the PM’s Secretariat stated.
PM Kakar will be among the guests who will attend US President Joe Biden’s traditional reception on the inaugural day of the summit.
President Biden and his wife Jill Biden welcome the guests at the American Museum of National History, located adjacent to the UN Headquarters.
The prime minister will be accompanied by a small delegation including interim Foreign Minister Syed Jalil Abbas Jilani, interim Information and Broadcasting Minister Murtaza Solangi, interim Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ahmad Irfan Aslam, and Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Qazi.
PM Kakar will the UN summit on September 22 and will return the same day after delivering his speech. The prime minister is also expected to undertake a brief visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates before proceeding to the United States.
Last week, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Ambassador Munir Akram said that the caretaker government will participate in the UNGA session.
The UNGA will hold a debate on global issues, in which the government will present its stance before the world. The prime minister will also address a conference on sustainable development.
