António Guterres: UN chief lands in Pakistan on three-day visit

Add ARY News on GoogleFollow on Google DiscoverPicture credit: Radio PakistanAAResizeISLAMABAD: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Islamabad on a three-day official visit to Pakistan, ARY News reported on Tuesday, quoting Foreign Office spox.

He is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.

Upon arrival, the UN Secretary-General was received by Acting Foreign Secretary Ambassador Nabeel Munir.

During the visit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will hold meetings with Pakistan’s leadership, including the President, the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces.

The UN Secretary-General will visit the Headquarters of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan and also attend a briefing at the National Disaster Management Authority Pakistan.

António Guterres will also have other engagements, during which, Pakistan’s efforts towards strengthening multilateralism, and international peace and security, as well as its strides towards disaster preparedness and early warning will be highlighted.

The visit will provide an opportunity to reaffirm Pakistan’s longstanding cooperation with the United Nations and exchange views on regional and international developments, the Foreign Office said.

It added that the visit reflected Pakistan’s continued support for multilateralism with the United Nations at its core, as well as its commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

Dar, Asif, Field Marshal Munir head to Riyadh for Makkah Pact meeting

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, while discussing the secretary-general’s visit, said Pakistan had over the years demonstrated its commitment to the United Nations through its contributions to UN peacekeeping and its diplomatic efforts to bring parties together when dialogue was needed.

“This spirit is something we have seen time and again over the years, and it is one of Pakistan’s greatest contributions to our shared world,” Dujarric said.

ISLAMABAD: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Islamabad on a three-day official visit to Pakistan, ARY News reported on Tuesday, quoting Foreign Office spox. He is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.  Upon arrival, the UN Secretary-General was received by Acting Foreign Secretary Ambassador Nabeel Munir. […]