Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left London for the United States to represent Pakistan at the 77th session of the United Nations General Ass...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left London for the United States to represent Pakistan at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly from September 20 to September 29.
According to the statement issued by the media wing of the Prime Minister's Office, the Prime Minister has left for New York after attending the funeral of the Queen of Great Britain in London and will arrive today.
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During his stay in New York, the Prime Minister will hold important bilateral meetings with leaders of other countries.
The statement said that on September 20, the Prime Minister will attend the reception of the Secretary General of the United Nations and on the same day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also meet the President of France Emmanuel Macron, the Chancellor of Austria and the President of Spain.
It has been said in the statement that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will also meet the President of the European Union Council, Charles Michael.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also participate in the 'Global Food Security Conference' organized by Senegal and the President of the African Union.
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A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said that on September 21, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) MD Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank President David Mills.
Apart from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also have a bilateral meeting with Iran's President Seyyed Ibrahim Raisi.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also meet the President of the United Nations General Assembly, apart from attending the dinner scheduled by US President Joe Biden, after which Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet the President of Turkey and his wife on September 21. Lunch will be given in honor.
The statement added that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet Finnish President Saali Nocito, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at his office.
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The Prime Minister will have meetings with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kashida, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Battle and will also meet Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaqoob.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will address the United Nations General Assembly on September 23.
The Prime Minister will also meet the Nobel laureate Pakistani social activist Malala Yousafzai and on the occasion of the visit, the Prime Minister will also give interviews to prominent American newspapers and media.
Foreign Minister arrives in New York
According to the report of the official news agency "APP", Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived in New York on Sunday to participate in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan, Consul General in New York Ayesha Ali and the officials of Pakistan's Mission and Consulate General in the United Nations welcomed the Foreign Minister.
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About 140 leaders from around the world will participate in the United Nations General Assembly meeting. It should be noted that the Foreign Minister arrived in Washington on Sunday morning after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari presided over the annual meeting of foreign ministers of G-77 and China and the annual coordination meeting of OIC foreign ministers, as well as participation in many high-level meetings, meetings with foreign ministers of several countries, think tanks. will address and attend the meeting of the OIC Liaison Group on Jammu and Kashmir.
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