AMMAN, Jordan: The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the high-level Conference on “Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza,” being held in Jordan.
The deputy prime minister lauded the UN secretary general’s initiative to jointly hold the Conference along with Jordan and Egypt.
Ishaq Dar commended the UN secretary general’s leadership for raising his concern at the situation in Gaza.
Moreover, he also reaffirmed Pakistan’s principled position on the Palestinian question and for an urgent and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza.
The deputy foreign minister also urged the UN secretary-general to resolve the Jammu & Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions.
Ishaq Dar is currently on a two-day visit to Jordan from June 10 to 11, 2024 to participate in the high-level Conference “Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza” jointly organized by His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and His Excellency António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The Conference aims to identify and develop a collective response to the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.