NEW YORK (Web Desk) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will speak about Kashmir and Palestine in his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said on Sunday.
Giving a media briefing in New York about the prime minister's visit, Ahmad said multilateral cooperation, climate change and the current global situation would also be part of Shehbaz's speech.
The prime minister will address the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on September 25.
He is also expected to meet several world leaders during the visit, the ambassador said.
Ahmad said Pakistan was also working to arrange a meeting between Shehbaz and Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook.
The prime minister's visit comes as the UNGA high-level session gets under way in New York, with the Middle East conflict expected to figure prominently in discussions between world leaders.
The Foreign Office has said Shehbaz will highlight Pakistan's position on major international issues during his visit.
His address, according to the FO, will cover sustainable development, climate change, counterterrorism, Islamophobia, global economic challenges, UN reforms and issues confronting the Global South, while he will also draw attention to Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir.
The FO has also said Pakistan will continue to call for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve conflicts.
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar is already in New York and has been holding meetings with foreign ministers and other officials ahead of Shehbaz's arrival.
Dar is also scheduled to attend meetings on Kashmir and Palestine on the sidelines of the UNGA session.
Pakistan has been calling for an immediate end to the violence in Gaza and has continued to support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on relevant UN resolutions.
Islamabad has also regularly raised the Kashmir dispute at the UN and called for the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people.