ISLAMABAD: The president-elect of the United Nations General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday evening, state-run media confirmed.
Bozkir, a veteran Turkish diplomat, was elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in June 2020. The session will begin in September.
“Bozkir’s visit is an important opportunity to inter alia highlight Pakistan’s strong and substantive contributions to the United Nations efforts in the promotion and maintenance of international peace and security, especially through our contribution to the UN Peacekeeping Operations around the world,” the Pakistani Foreign Office said in an earlier statement on Saturday.
The UNGA president-elect is scheduled to hold a series of meetings with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and is also expected to meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The Foreign Office said that Pakistan remains committed to supporting the role of the General Assembly for international peace, development and relations among nations based on the principle of equal rights and self-determination, in accordance with the UN Charter.
Bozkir was scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on July 26 but canceled the visit citing technical problems related to his flight.
