LONDON (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday departed for New York to participate in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Pakistan’s High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, Dr Muhammad Faisal, along with other diplomatic staff, saw him off at Luton airport, London.
During his visit, the prime minister is scheduled to address the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
On the sidelines of the UNGA session, the prime minister is also expected to hold meetings with several world leaders.
At the UNGA session, PM Shehbaz “will urge the international community to resolve the situations of prolonged occupation and denial of the right to self-determination,” particularly in India-occupied Kashmir and Palestine, an earlier statement by the Foreign Office (FO) said.
“He will also highlight Pakistan’s perspective on the regional security situation, as well as other issues of international concern, including climate change, terrorism, Islamophobia, and sustainable development.”
The FO, in its statement, said PM Shehbaz would attend several “high-level events” on the sidelines of the UNGA session, including a moot of “select” Muslim leaders with US President Donald Trump.
