As Israeli oppression against the defenseless Palestinian civilians runs rampant, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and three other foreign ministers are scheduled to meet in New York today for an emergency session on Palestine. Recently, Qureshi traveled to Turkey and met the Turkish foreign minister to mobilize countries against Israeli aggression. What Happened: Qureshi announced that Pakistan has united with Palestine, Sudan, and Turkey to collectively condemn Israeli terrorism on the Thursday session of the United Nations General Assembly on Palestine. The foreign minister is expected to arrive in New York along with his counterparts from Turkey and two other countries on Wednesday to participate in the emergency session called by the UN General Assembly.
Pakistan joins hands with Palestine, Sudan and Turkey to address an emergency session on #Palestine called by the United Nations General Assembly. Pakistan stands firmly with the people of Palestine.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) May 17, 2021
The Context : UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir earlier on Monday informed all UN members that Algeria and Niger, as chairs of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab Group in New York, had asked for a general debate on “the situation in the Middle East” and the “question of Palestine”. In a letter to all member states, the UNGA president said he had decided to hold the meeting on May 20 as requested. What Next: In a separate statement, Mr. Bozkir said he would also pay official visits to Bangladesh and Pakistan from May 25 to 27. “I will be received by President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Khan and will also meet Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi,” he wrote in a tweet. “I will give a speech at the National Defence University. I will also meet the UN country team serving in Pakistan.
3) In Islamabad, I will be received by H.E. President @ArifAlvi and H.E. PM @ImranKhanPTI & meet with H.E. FM @SMQureshiPTI & deliver remarks to the National Defence University & also meet with@UNinPak. @PakistanUN_NY
— Volkan BOZKIR (@volkan_bozkir) May 17, 2021