UNITED NATIONS:

Pakistan has expressed concern over North Korea’s recent launch of a ballistic missile and called for diplomatic engagement and dialogue to resolve the challenges facing the Korean Peninsula.

“We strongly support the calls for the revival of talks between the relevant parties,” Ambassador Munir Akram, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, told the UN Security Council, which met two days after North Korea launched what Pyongyang described as a new type. of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) loaded with a hypersonic glide vehicle.

Ambassador Akram called this development detrimental to regional and international peace and security.

Pakistan, he said, supported the objective of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the goals of global non-proliferation and disarmament.

“Provocations like missile tests on the one hand – and coercion and threats on the other – must end,” the Pakistani envoy said.

“Pakistan opposes any further nuclear weapons tests in Korea or elsewhere.”

In this regard, Ambassador Akram called on all parties to exercise restraint and not escalate existing tensions, and urged the Security Council to consider adopting some confidence-building measures by the parties to reduce tensions.

Pakistan, he added, remains committed to working within the framework set by UN resolutions to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

“We hope that the Security Council will find ways to revive dialogue and play its proper role in reducing tensions and threats to peace and security in the region.

Syria

Pakistan has called for political inclusiveness and representative governance in “brotherly” Syria after the overthrow of the Assad regime exactly one month ago, saying the process should be Syrian-led and Syrian-owned, supported by the United Nations.

“Today, Syria is at an important juncture in its history,” Ambassador Munir Akram, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, told the UN Security Council, which discussed the situation in the Arab country on Wednesday.

“Recent political developments offer an opportunity to restore normality, stability and peace in Syria,” he said, adding, “but this will depend on ensuring a peaceful transition to a new government structure that is inclusive and stable and ensures Syria’s unity and territorial integrity.”