ISLAMABAD: President United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir has arrived on three-day visit at the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
On his arrival at the airport on Wednesday evening, the UNGA president was received by senior officials of the foreign ministry, UN Representative in Islamabad, and Turkish Ambassador Mustafa Yurdakul.
“After an important and fruitful official visit to Bangladesh, I arrived in Islamabad for my official visit to Pakistan. I look forward to my important meetings tomorrow in Islamabad,” Volkan Bozkir said on Twitter.
During his stay in the federal capital, the UNGA president will have detailed talks with the foreign minister and call on the leadership, the Foreign Office said in a statement. He will also deliver a talk on the “Importance of Multilateralism.”
Volkan Bozkir is the first Turkish national to preside over the UN General Assembly. He also visited Pakistan in August 2020 before taking up the prestigious position of President of the UN General Assembly.
President of @UN General Assembly @volkan_bozkir arrived in Islamabad for official visit. Was received by senior officials of MOFA, UN representative in Islamabad and Turkish Ambassador @Mustafa_MFA. pic.twitter.com/O9OoNYUow5
— Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri (@Zhchaudhri) May 26, 2021
FM Qureshi meets UNGA President
Last week, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting with the President of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, at the United Nations headquarters in New York,
The foreign minister had thanked the President for his proactive leadership in convening the UN General Assembly Session to discuss the situation in Palestine.
He hoped that the session will send a strong message to other organs of the UN, particularly the UN Security Council, to fulfill its primary responsibility towards maintenance of international peace and security.
He said that the entire Pakistani nation was outraged over Israel’s use of indiscriminate and disproportionate force against innocent Palestinians. He had reiterated Pakistan calls for an immediate ceasefire, and to ensure Israel’s full compliance with international humanitarian and human rights laws.
The foreign minister also briefed the President of the UN General Assembly on the deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJ&K), including continued extra-judicial killings as well as incarceration of Kashmiri political leaders.
Foreign Minister called for a strong international response to Covid-19 based on solidarity and cooperation, recalling in this regard Prime Minister Imran Khan’s proposed plan of action for recovery from pandemic.
After an important and fruitful official visit to Bangladesh,
I arrived in Islamabad for my official visit to Pakistan.
I look forward to my important meetings tomorrow in Islamabad. #UNGA75 ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/3rHLztxkWA— Volkan BOZKIR (@volkan_bozkir) May 26, 2021
