Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has reiterated Pakistan’s principled position that it will not recognize Israel unless a two-state solution is reached for the Palestine issue.
He was briefing the newsmen in Islamabad on Friday about Pakistan’s achievements and recent diplomatic engagements.
The Deputy Prime Minister said Pakistan has always advocated for a two-state solution to the Palestine issue with establishment of a sovereign, viable, and independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
To a question, Ishaq Dar said Pakistan and the United States are actively engaged in tariff talks and it is hoped that we will reach a win-win conclusion.
The Deputy Prime Minister said Pakistan had never asked for ceasefire nor engaging in dialogue process with India. However, he made it clear that Pakistan is ready for composite talks with India in a dignified manner on all outstanding issues including Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
He said it is for the first time that Pakistan’s narrative was accepted and acknowledged at the global level during standoff with India.
Replying another question, he said Pakistan will assume presidency of the United Nations Security Council next month and a ministerial meeting has been planned in New York on 22nd of next month.
