Riyad Al-Maliki Thankful for Pakistan’s Consistent Stance on Human Rights of Palestinians

Geneva: 01 March 2022 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Dr. Riyad Al-Maliki, a meeting with the Minister of Human Rights of Pakistan d. Sherine Mazari in Geneva on the sidelines of the meetings of the Human Rights Council.

Minister Al-Maliki valued the meeting the principled stances of Pakistan, as president, government and people, and its unconditional support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and its various initiatives in this regard.

The Minister saw Dr. Al-Maliki and Minister Mazari on the situation in Palestine and the increasing and escalation of violations committed by the occupation against our people, specifically the forced displacement that targets the city of Jerusalem in particular, the settler colonization of our land in all regions, as well as the suffocating and unjust siege of our people in the Gaza Strip.

Minister Al-Maliki touched on the need to work to expand the scope of cooperation between the two brotherly countries in international organizations to transfer the occupation responsibilities for these violations, in addition to the important and joint effort at the level of the United Nations and international organizations, as well as expanding joint cooperation to include all sectors, including health, education and culture.

Carry Dr. Al-Maliki, the Minister, expressed special thanks to the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his counterpart Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, stressing that he is looking forward to his visit to Pakistan at the end of this month to participate in the ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to follow up on this important meeting.

For her part, the Minister affirmed Pakistan’s support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and its failure to provide all necessary support to enable the Palestinian people to enjoy their rights.

The two sides agreed to continue working at all levels to end the historical injustice inflicted on the Palestinian people.