NEW YORK: The President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir will undertake a three-day visit to Pakistan from May 26-28, 2021 on an invitation by the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
The invitation was extended to Volkan Bozkir by Shah Mahmood Qureshi when he met the former at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on May 20.
During the meeting, the foreign minister thanked the UNGA president for his proactive leadership in convening the UN General Assembly Session to discuss the situation in Palestine.
The foreign minister expressed the hope that the UN General Assembly Session must express its resolve to act particularly when the UN Security Council is unable to fulfill its primary responsibility towards maintenance of international peace and security.
Good to meet @volkan_bozkir.
🇵🇰 appreciates your leadership, convening #UNGA75 for #Palestine. There are no words strong enough to condemn Israel’s tyranny. We call for an immediate ceasefire & to ensure Israel’s upholds all values of int’l human rights law.#UnitedForPalestine pic.twitter.com/86QKTQijS2— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) May 20, 2021
The foreign minister said that the entire Pakistani nation was outraged at Israel’s use of indiscriminate and disproportionate force against innocent Palestinians, and reiterated Pakistan calls for an immediate ceasefire, and to ensure Israel’s full compliance with international humanitarian and human rights laws.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi 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 human rights violations, occupation, and double lock-down.
Qureshi also called for the resolution of the festering dispute of Jammu & Kashmir for lasting peace in South Asia.
The foreign minister deeply appreciated the leadership role of PGA75 in steering the General Assembly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
