New York (TDI): Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar will hold a crucial meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New York on Tuesday (today) against the backdrop of a host of regional and international developments.
Dar and Wang are in New York to attend the special United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session on “practicing multilateralism: reforming and improving global governance”.
The debate is being arranged by China, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council.
The Chinese foreign minister extended a special invitation to Ishaq Dar for the UNSC session.
The two leaders will review bilateral relations, discuss regional and international issues. The meeting will also discuss US President Donald Trump’s policies, which many see as disruptive, according to The Express Tribune.
China has emerged as a major player in a volatile situation after Trump threatened to shift decades-old US policy towards Europe.
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Dar and Wang will deliver their speeches at the UNSC on the subject of significance of multilateralism.
Meanwhile, Dar addressed ambassadors from OIC nations on Monday and spoke about issues ranging from Gaza to Islamophobia and from Kashmir to Afghanistan.
He warned against any attempts to expel Palestinians from their homeland and emphasized the significance of UNRWA’s role in providing humanitarian assistance.
He urged that in the West Bank, Israel’s campaign of violence and displacement need to be stopped.
The OIC must take decisive steps to secure international recognition of a Palestinian state and push for Palestine’s full membership at the United Nations, he emphasized.
Turning to Lebanon, Dar welcomed the peace deal brokered by France and the US but criticized Israel’s continued military actions.
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He insisted that OIC must demand Israel’s withdrawal from South Lebanon.
On Syria, he reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to its sovereignty, condemning Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights and urging an UN-led political process to stabilize the country.
In Yemen, where war had ravaged the country for years, Dar called for a diplomatic solution, lauding Saudi Arabia and Oman for their peace efforts.
