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ISLAMABAD
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President-elect Volkan Bozkir arrived in Islamabad on Sunday for a two-day visit after his trip was postponed last month due to “technical flight problems”. Senior officials received him at the Islamabad Airport, Radio Pakistan reported. He is undertaking the visit at the invitation of the Pakistani government. The Foreign Office, while announcing the visit, said Bozkir would meet Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
“The visit itself is an important one to inter alia highlight Pakistan’s strong and substantive contributions to UN efforts in the promotion and maintenance of international peace and security, especially through our contribution to the UN Peacekeeping Operations around the world,” read a statement by the Foreign Office.
“Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will have wide-ranging talks with President-elect Volkan Bozkir on issues relating to the three main pillars of the United Nations’ work, i.e. peace and security, development, and human rights”, the statement added.
