{"id":31530,"date":"2024-07-04T08:50:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=31530"},"modified":"2024-07-04T08:50:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:50:24","slug":"pakistan-for-peoples-fundamental-right-of-self-determination-sco-summit-2024-outright-denouncing-of-israeli-genocide-welcomes-belarus-congratulates-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-for-peoples-fundamental-right-of-self-determination-sco-summit-2024-outright-denouncing-of-israeli-genocide-welcomes-belarus-congratulates-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan for People&#8217;s Fundamental Right of Self Determination @ SCO Summit 2024- Outright Denouncing of  Israeli Genocide &#8211; Welcomes Belarus &#8211; Congratulates China"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31531\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-12.54.52-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-12.54.52-PM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-12.54.52-PM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-12.54.52-PM-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-04-at-12.54.52-PM-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><em><strong>ASTANA: SCO Monitoring Desk &#8211; Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif delivered Pakistan\u2019s national statement at the SCO Council of Heads of State Summit meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan today 4 July 2024.<\/strong> <\/em><\/h5>\n<h5>In his statement, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s strong commitment to the SCO Charter &amp; principles and conveyed Pakistan\u2019s support for the expansion of SCO and reforms in the organization.<\/h5>\n<h5>He also welcomed the inclusion of Belarus as a full SCO member state and congratulated President Xi Jinping on assuming the Chair of SCO for the year 2024-25.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Prime Minister said that cooperation with SCO was a high priority in Pakistan\u2019s foreign policy. He called for collective action under the SCO platform for achieving socioeconomic development.<\/h5>\n<h5>He also advocated for enhanced connectivity within the region through efficient transport corridors and reliable supply chains. In this regard, he said Pakistan was the ideal trade conduit for the region and CPEC supplements SCO\u2019s vision of regional connectivity and integration.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"a21s8doIsn\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/president-putin-pm-shehbaz-discuss-expansion-of-trade-and-cooperation\/\">President Putin &#038; PM Shehbaz Discuss Expansion of Trade and Cooperation<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;President Putin &#038; PM Shehbaz Discuss Expansion of Trade and Cooperation&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/president-putin-pm-shehbaz-discuss-expansion-of-trade-and-cooperation\/embed\/#?secret=sH3LzklQNS#?secret=a21s8doIsn\" data-secret=\"a21s8doIsn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>On climate change, the Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan\u2019s commitment towards a sustainable and nature-positive world. He welcomed the SCO Agreement on Environmental Protection and called on developed countries to enhance support to developing countries for climate change mitigation and adaptation.<\/h5>\n<h5>While highlighting the financial challenges faced by SCO countries from global conflicts and pandemics, the Prime Minister called for enhancing collective efforts to raise living standards in the SCO region.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Prime Minister emphasized that SCO Member States had a shared interest in ensuring regional peace and stability and, in this regard, called for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.<\/h5>\n<h5>In the statement, the Prime Minister called for a collective and comprehensive action against terrorism and extremism, which must be condemned in all its forms and manifestations. He said there was no justification to kill innocent people nor the bogey of terrorism should be used for political point scoring. He said Pakistan opposed divisive policies based on prejudice and discrimination, inciting hate on racial and religious basis.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MPoJJG87Fv\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pak-uzbek-leaders-discuss-early-realization-of-trilateral-railway-pta-and-tta-in-astana\/\">Pak Uzbek Leaders Discuss Early Realization of Trilateral Railway, PTA and TTA in Astana<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pak Uzbek Leaders Discuss Early Realization of Trilateral Railway, PTA and TTA in Astana&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pak-uzbek-leaders-discuss-early-realization-of-trilateral-railway-pta-and-tta-in-astana\/embed\/#?secret=VuBJxw3QRk#?secret=MPoJJG87Fv\" data-secret=\"MPoJJG87Fv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Most significantly, the Prime Minister urged the need to ensure respect for the universally recognized principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and people\u2019s fundamental right to self-determination and said UN Security Council resolutions offered a workable framework to resolve long-standing disputes, including those in the region. Failure to implement these resolutions had brought unimaginable sufferings to the people.<\/h5>\n<h5>On Palestine, the Prime Minister said Israel\u2019s indiscriminate bombing had killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians. He called for outrightly denouncing Israel\u2019s barbaric acts and called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire leading to realization of the two-state solution with the establishment of the State of Palestine with pre-1967 borders and Al-Quds as its capital.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Prime Minister said Pakistan was looking forward to hosting the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Islamabad in October this year. Pakistan would strive to adopt forward looking initiatives to promote steady development and sought active and positive collaboration of all SCO Member States.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GgbEe557um\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/first-pakistan-turkiye-azerbaijan-trilateral-summit-on-the-sidelines-of-sco-in-astana\/\">First Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit on the sidelines of (SCO) in Astana<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;First Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit on the sidelines of (SCO) in Astana&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/first-pakistan-turkiye-azerbaijan-trilateral-summit-on-the-sidelines-of-sco-in-astana\/embed\/#?secret=czJm3Etp8a#?secret=GgbEe557um\" data-secret=\"GgbEe557um\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASTANA: SCO Monitoring Desk &#8211; Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif delivered Pakistan\u2019s national statement at the SCO Council of Heads of State Summit meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan today 4 July 2024. In his statement, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s strong commitment to the SCO Charter &amp; principles and conveyed Pakistan\u2019s support for the expansion of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[4654,2882,863,54,285,47,319,48,2082,509,312],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31530"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31533,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31530\/revisions\/31533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}