ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi left for the United States on Saturday to participate in the 73RD session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Accompanying him on his week-long visit from Islamabad was Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, where the delegation is expected to discuss Islamabad’s stance on a host of issues, including the Kashmir dispute.
As per reports by state-run Radio Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan had decided to skip the event to focus on the country’s economy, delegating the charge to Qureshi instead. Foreign Minister Qureshi will also hold meetings with leaders from various countries including with some from the US administration, in addition to interacting with the overseas Pakistani community residing there, Radio Pakistan reported.
The UNGA is held every year in September at the General Assembly Hall at the UN headquarters in New York and is the main deliberative body of the UN. It is one of six organs of the UN and makes decisions on important questions concerning peace and security.
Qureshi was expected to hold talks with his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, on the sidelines of the UNGA, but the plans were called off by New-Delhi citing the recent violence in Indian-occupied Kashmir that led to the death of three soldiers.
Qureshi leaves for US to attend UNGA
Qureshi leaves for US to attend UNGA
- Pakistan Foreign Minister to meet several leaders, including those from Trump administration
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