Pakistan and the federal states of Micronesia established diplomatic relations at a ceremony held at the Pakistan mission to the United Nations on August 14, 2025.
Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative of the United Nations, and Ambassador Jeem S Lippwe from the federal States Micronesia signed a joint communication that formalized the relationship. The ceremony participated in diplomats from both missions, including DPR Ambassador Usman Jadoon.
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Ambassador Asim said he was “really happy”, as the ties were forged on Pakistan’s independence day. He said the relationship would open “opportunities for collaboration in human resource management, capacity building and climate change” and that both missions would work close to “promotion of international peace and security” at the United Nations.
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Pakistan and federated states in Micronesia establishes diplomatic connections
New York, August 14, 2025: Pakistan and federated States Micronesia, an island nation located in the Western Pacific, established diplomatic relations at a New York ceremony … pic.twitter.com/ikgbk85mmh
– Pakistan’s permanent mission to FN (@Pakistanun_ny) August 14, 2025
He added that Pakistan was the 100th country that the federal states of Micronesia had established diplomatic relations.
Ambassador Jeem’s Lippwe said he greeted the start of a new chapter in bilateral connections and described it as a privilege to represent his country at the formal opening of a “journey with friendship and partnership” with Pakistan.
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He thanked Pakistan for his support in the opening of the United Nations offices for Micronesia, said he looked forward to working closely with his Pakistani counterpart to strengthen the bond of friendship and conveyed his congratulations with Pakistan’s independence day.
Prior to signing, the two ambassadors held a short meeting to discuss questions of mutual interest, including possible areas of cooperation both bilaterally and in the United Nations.
The covenant is modest in material terms, but remarkably diplomatic, it expands Pakistan’s network of formal partners in the Pacific and creates a direct channel to discuss climate adaptation, human resource exchanges and collaboration in UN processes where small-state blocks can be influential.
For Micronesia, formal relations with Pakistan add another diplomatic partner that can strengthen its priorities on oceans and climate in multilateral environment. The formal upgrade of ties gives Islamabad a direct diplomatic channel to a Pacific Island state at a time when global attention to the region has been intensified.
