ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Sunday highlighted commitment to regional peace, security and prosperity at the ASEAN Regional Forum. Additional Foreign Secretary (Asia & Pacific), Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, represented Pakistan at the Senior Officials Meeting preparatory to the Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), said a Foreign Office statement. Ambassador Siddiqui appreciated ARF’s pivotal role in multilateral efforts for regional peace and prosperity. Reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and the ASEAN Regional Forum’s mandate, he emphasized the importance of international collaboration for shared objectives of stability and sustainable prosperity. The Additional Foreign Secretary reaffirmed Pakistan’s consistent and principled stance on the Palestinian question and called for an urgent and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and an end to foreign occupation of Palestinian territories.

Source: The Nation June 10, 2024 15:29 UTC