Pakistani PM Leaves For NY To Attend UN Session

Islamabad, Sept 23, IRNA – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for New York on Sunday to represent his country at the UN General Assembly session, officials said. The Foreign Ministry added that the PM will address the meeting on September 27 and will highlight Pakistan's point of view on various regional and international issues. During his week-long stay‚ he will hold meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the General Assembly session, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, said. Chaudhry added that the PM will also attend various events during his stay in New York including high level meetings on nuclear disarmament, millennium development goals and sustainable development. He said Pakistan and India are to arrange a meeting of the two premiers in New York. Both leaders are expected to consider ways to resume dialogue between Pakistan and India to resolve all outstanding issues. Speaking at a military airbase near Islamabad on his departure for New York, PM Sharif said that he will discuss promotion of economic and trade ties during his meetings with the world leaders on the sideline of the General Assembly session. Sharif, who was elected the Prime Minister for the third time following the May 11 elections, said Pakistan is a peace loving country and wants to have good relations with all neighboring countries including India for maintenance of peace in the region. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi are accompanying Sharif./end