WASHINGTON: Pakistan will get another opportunity to advance its diplomatic push for de-escalation in the Iran-US confrontation when Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar attends a high-level UN Security Council meeting convened by China on May 26, diplomatic sources told Dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, being held under China\u2019s presidency of the Security Council, comes at a sensitive moment in regional diplomacy. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has also been invited to participate, although Tehran has yet to formally confirm his attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the programme circulated at the UN, the ministerial-level debate will focus on \u201cMaintenance of international peace and security: Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-centred International System\u201d. The session will be chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diplomatic sources at the United Nations said Dar would arrive in New York on the night of May 25 after accompanying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his visit to China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides Pakistan and Iran, several countries \u2014 including Cambodia, Costa Rica, Bahrain, Turkmenistan, the Czech Republic, Colombia and Azerbaijan \u2014 are expected to send their foreign ministers to the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All five permanent Security Council members \u2014 the United States, China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom \u2014 are also scheduled to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Washington may be represented by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, although the United States has not officially confirmed his participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistani officials have consistently urged a peaceful resolution of tensions in the Middle East while emphasising adherence to the UN Charter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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