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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.
The debate, being held under China’s 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.
According to the programme circulated at the UN, the ministerial-level debate will focus on “Maintenance of international peace and security: Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-centred International System”. The session will be chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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.
