I have the honour and privilege to introduce the pre-recorded address of His Excellency Mr. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, to the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly.
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, on the occasion of the seventy- fifth anniversary of the United Nations.
We are grateful to the Vietnamese presidency for convening this timely debate on international peace and security.
The world order established 75 years ago on the basis of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations is rapidly eroding today. Pakistan has a vital stake in the pre…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the agenda item “Culture of peace” (A/74/476). The report was requested by the General Assembly in its resolution 73/129, on the promotion of interreligious and intercultural …
The situation in Afghanistan remains a source of grave concern for the international community. Persistent conflict, instability and turmoil, and a fragile economy, continue to exacerbate the suffering of the Afghan people.
On behalf of the people and the Government of Pakistan, I would like to beg…
I thank the President for convening this important debate.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group.
We are once again considering the important issue of the reform of the Security Council. The ra…
First of all, allow me to congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency for this month and on organizing today’s debate.
Reconciliation is an important thematic area in post-conflict peacebuilding. I recall participating in a debate on national reconciliation in this Chamber in 2004 (S…
We thank the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Srgjan Kerim, for convening this thematic debate on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and for providing the background papers for the panel discussions on the first seven Goals.
Pakistan aligns itself with the statement made by An…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
We appreciate the convening of this meeting of the General Assembly to consider the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. This issue is a matter of international concern. I…
I have the honour to speak in this important debate on behalf of the States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). At the outset, I wish to express our appreciation to Mr. Paul Badji, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,…
This debate is a timely opportunity for the international community to review the situation in Afghanistan and to enhance its contribution to the realization of our agreed objective of seeking peace, stability and development in that country.
Pakistan has a vital stake in the success of those effor…
I would like to thank Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for presenting the annual report of the Agency. Pakistan appreciates the role played by IAEA in promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the diverse areas of power generation, health and m…
On behalf of the delegation of Pakistan, I would like to extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on Ghana’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Allow me to also take this opportunity to convey our appreciation to Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert for the successful Fren…
May I at the outset express the condolences of the Pakistan delegation on the sad demise of the Prime Minister of Myanmar.
I have the honour today to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on agenda item 64 (a), entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation an…
The decision to establish the Peacebuilding Commission taken by the 2005 World Summit was a belated but important recognition of the need for a comprehensive approach to peace and the inextricable relationship between peace and development.
As a founding member of the Commission, Pakistan has had t…
The delegation of Pakistan would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his first annual report (A/62/1) on the work of the Organization. We expressed our position on the substantive issues covered in the report during the general debate. Today, I wish to focus on the role of …
It has been a long day, and I would venture to say that it has been a day in which precious time and precious resources have been wasted. They have been wasted at the insistence of a few States, although the outcome of our deliberations is a foregone conclusion.
The sponsors, in their zeal to press…
First of all, let me congratulate you, Madam President, on the consensus adoption of the report (A/61/47) and of the recommendations that you have presented on the issue of the reform of the Security Council. Over the past year, you have led an open process of consultations and negotiations, with a …
This is a moment of immense pleasure for me to be able to participate in the High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace. The event is being organized as a follow-up to General Assembly resolution 61/221, which was jointly sponsored by Pakistan and…
The Group of 77 and China and the Non-Aligned Movement welcome the submission of the Secretary-General’s report in document A/61/836 on the recommendations of the High-level Panel on United Nations System-wide Coherence. The preliminary views of both groups on the High-level Panel’s report were conv…
