UN Secretary General in Call with Shah Mehmood Qureshi

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed his views that he valued Pakistan's role in the effective functioning of the global body, calling the country a "fundamental partner of the United Nations".

He made the comments in a wide-ranging telephone call with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, during which they also discussed the coronavirus situation, economic recovery after the pandemic, international debt relief efforts, vaccine equality, peacekeeping, Indian-occupied Kashmir and the Afghan peace process, the Foreign Office said in a statement.

UN Secretary General mentioned in a statement that he,"Valued Pakistan's constructive contributions towards the effective functioning of the organisation in the different areas of its work."

In particular, he hailed the country's presidency of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the promotion of the socio-economic development agenda.