Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will visit New York tomorrow to participate in the high-level United Nations Security Council briefing on the situation in Palestine.
The meeting will be chaired by British Foreign Secretary, in her capacity as President of the Security Council.
During the briefing, the Deputy Prime Minister will reaffirm Pakistan’s principled and consistent position on Palestine.
He will reiterate Pakistan’s strong opposition to Israel’s recent illegal decisions to expand its control over the West Bank and emphasize the need for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Ishaq Dar will also reiterate Pakistan’s position on full implementation of Security Council resolution 2803, scaled-up humanitarian assistance, and the early commencement of Gaza’s recovery and reconstruction.
The Deputy Prime Minister will underscore Pakistan’s continued engagement with international and regional partners, including the Group of Eight Arab and Islamic countries and the United States, in support of a just and lasting peace, anchored in international law, leading to the realization of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent, sovereign and contiguous Palestinian State based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
On the margins of the visit, the Deputy Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings with counterparts to discuss matters of mutual interest.
