ISLAMABAD: President-elect of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir has said Pakistan has been a good example for the world to deal with the pandemic and has performed better than other countries.
Addressing a news conference along with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Volkan Bozkir stressed that resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute is key to sustainable peace in South Asia.
He said regional security should be maintained through political and diplomatic means and difficult challenges can be resolved peacefully through meaningful mutual engagements.
Volkan Bozkir said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Prime Minister Imran Khan presented their approach to the issue during talks. He vowed to contribute within his mandate if assistance is requested by both parties.
Foreign Minister Qureshi said the UN Security Council has deliberated on the lingering dispute three times in a year which is unprecedented and we are grateful to it.
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He said Pakistan desires that the discussion on the dispute is also held in the UN General Assembly as people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir are concerned over the demographic change taking place there.
Volkan Bozkir said Pakistan is a key country at the United Nations which makes extensive and substantial contributions to the world body’s work including peace operations. He said the UN looks forward to closer cooperation with Pakistan.
Referring to his meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the President-elect of the UN General Assembly said the prime minister is a well-known political figure in the world who has a vision for the region and the world peace as also other important issues faced by the world including climate change and problems of least developed countries.
He stressed the UN role must also be more towards the countries that are in need. He said the world is currently faced with many challenges including humanitarian and deadly conflicts. He said the unprecedented health challenge of COVID-19 is a threat with social, political and economic consequences.
Qureshi said he also briefed the President-elect of the UN General Assembly about the role played by Pakistan in pushing forward the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan, the challenges that lie ahead and the recent positive developments.
