Meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York
New York : 19 Feb 2025 – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in New York today.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong support for the United Nations’ central role in addressing global challenges, including peace and security, development and climate change.
He underscored Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to promoting international peace, and security as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (2025–2026), while highlighting Pakistan’s longstanding commitment to multilateralism and the UN Charter, including UN peacekeeping efforts.
He welcomed the initiative by the UN Secretary General to organize the Summit of the Future, and expressed the hope that the Pact for the Future will be fully implemented, meeting the financing needs of the developing countries to implement the SDGs and climate goals.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister called for a just resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with Security Council resolutions.
While condemning Israel’s atrocities against the Palestinian people, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering support for a two-state solution, with a viable, contiguous, and sovereign State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister also highlighted cross-border terrorism from Afghanistan and called for the UN support in countering terrorism within and from Afghanistan.
He also reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to provide humanitarian support to the millions of destitute people in Afghanistan and to promote its economic development, including through implementing connectivity projects between Central Asia and Pakistan through Afghanistan.
Secretary General Guterres thanked the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister for Pakistan’s active engagement at the United Nations as well as for its role towards maintenance of international peace and security in the form of its UN Peacekeeping contributions.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister is currently on a visit to New York to take part in the high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council on “Practicing Multilateralism: Reforming and Improving Global Governance” convened by China as a signature event during its presidency of the Security Council.
