New York (TDI): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday praised Pakistan’s efforts to promote regional peace during a meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on the sidelines of the fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2026) at the UN headquarters in New York.
During the meeting, both sides discussed the regional security situation and broader international developments, including Pakistan’s mediation efforts between the United States and Iran and its longstanding role in promoting peace. Guterres commended Pakistan’s contributions toward peace and dialogue.
Earlier, Addressing the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit, Naqvi urged greater international collaboration to tackle transnational security threats. He said terrorism, organised crime, cybercrime, drug trafficking, human smuggling and money laundering posed common challenges that no country could address alone.
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“We must work together. We must trust each other. We must share information quickly. We must support one another. And we must build stronger partnerships between our law enforcement agencies,” he said.
Naqvi also stressed the importance of adopting modern technologies to counter increasingly sophisticated criminal networks. He said police forces around the world must enhance training, improve professional skills and embrace innovation to effectively combat emerging security threats.
Naqvi also held talks with Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev on the sidelines of the summit. The two ministers discussed regional security, counterterrorism, counter-narcotics cooperation, cybercrime, law enforcement training and joint police exercises.
They also reviewed coordinated efforts to combat terrorist networks operating in the region, particularly those based in Afghanistan.
Both sides agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to institutionalize cooperation between their interior ministries. They also reviewed progress made on decisions taken during previous meetings, while Naqvi invited his Russian counterpart to visit Pakistan.
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During the meeting, Naqvi said more than 25 terrorist organizations were active in Afghanistan and stressed that eliminating extremist groups required coordinated international action.
On Tuesday, Naqvi also met Chinese Minister of State for Public Security and Head of the Special Service Bureau Ling Zhifeng. The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in counterterrorism, border management, combating irregular migration and counter-narcotics efforts.
Naqvi stressed the need to curb terrorist financing and called for collective action against countries involved in sponsoring terrorism. He also highlighted Pakistan’s establishment of a Special Protection Police Force to ensure the security of Chinese nationals working in the country and emphasized the importance of expanding people-to-people contacts and facilitating visas.
The Chinese minister appreciated Pakistan’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and expressed support for continued security cooperation.
