THE UNITED NATIONS:
Expressing concern over North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch, Pakistan has called for diplomatic engagement and dialogue to address the challenges facing the Korean Peninsula.
“We strongly support calls for the resumption of talks between the parties concerned,” Ambassador Munir Akram, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council which met two days later that North Korea fired on what Pyongyang described as a new guy. of a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) loaded with a hypersonic glider vehicle.
Ambassador Akram described these developments as detrimental to regional and international peace and security.
Pakistan, he said, supports the goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the goals of global non-proliferation and disarmament.
“Provocations such as missile tests, on the one hand, and coercive actions and threats, on the other, must stop,” the Pakistani envoy said.
“Pakistan opposes any further testing of nuclear weapons in Korea or elsewhere.”
In this regard, Ambassador Akram called on all parties to exercise restraint and not escalate existing tensions, urging the Security Council to consider adopting certain confidence-building measures by the parties in order to reduce tensions.
Pakistan, he added, remains committed to working within the framework established by United Nations resolutions to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
“We hope that the Security Council will find ways to restart dialogue and play its due role in reducing tensions and threats to peace and security in the region.
Syria
Pakistan has called for political inclusion and representative governance in “brotherly” Syria after the toppling of the Assad regime exactly a month ago, saying the process should be Syrian-led and owned and supported by the United Nations.
“Today, Syria finds itself at an important turning point in its history,” Ambassador Munir Akram, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council which discussed the situation on Wednesday. in this Arab country.
“Recent political developments provide an opportunity to restore normalcy, stability and peace in Syria,” he said, adding: “But this will depend on ensuring a peaceful transition to a new governance structure which is inclusive and stable and which guarantees the unity and territory of Syria. integrity.”
