ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held and a meeting with President of United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir on Thursday and discussed international and regional matters including the Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir.
The foreign minister welcomed the UNGA President at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who arrived on a three-day visit to hold talks with Pakistani leadership.
FM Qureshi appreciated the efforts of UNGA President to convene an emergency session of the General Assembly on Palestine.
He said the ceasefire was the first step towards stopping the Israeli atrocities, however, the only just solution to resolve the issues of Palestinian and Kashmir was implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions.
Qureshi said establishing of peace in the Middle East without resolving the Palestinian issue on a permanent basis was not possible. Similarly, he said, without resolving the Kashmir issue, there can be no peace in South Asia.
He said Pakistan wanted peace in Afghanistan and intended to continue playing a conciliatory role in the Afghan peace process.
He appreciated the initiative of the President General Assembly ‘Vaccine for All’ to overcome the coronavirus pandemic challenge and said it was necessary to make everyone safe.
Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood was present in the meeting. UNGA President Volkan Bozkir lauded the efforts of FM Qureshi for highlighting the issue of Palestine.
