Islamabad, 24 Aug, 2023 (GNP): The interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will visit the United States in September to make an address as a representative of Pakistan at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit.
The Prime Minister’s Office has mentioned 18th to 23rd September for the US visit.
Kakar will also be included among the invitees who will attend US President Joe Biden’s conventional reception on the inaugural day of the summit.
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President Biden and Jill Biden will welcome the guests in the reception at the American Museum of National History beside the UN Headquarters in Manhattan.
A small-scale delegation will go along with the caretaker premier including Foreign Minister Syed Jalil Abbas Jilani, Information and Broadcasting Minister Murtaza Solangi, Climate Changes and Law and Parliamentary and Water Resources Affairs Minister Ahmad Irfan Aslam and Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Qazi.
The interim prime minister has been assigned the slot for addressing the UN summit on September 22 and reportedly he would come back the same day, soon after delivering his first-ever speech at UNGA.
According to the sources, Kakar would drop by Saudi Arabia and the UAE before heading towards the United States.
Recently, on Monday, the caretaker prime minister welcomed the Saudi Minister of Hajj & Umrah, Dr. Tawfig F. AlRabiah and his high-level delegation with members from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Saudi Civil Aviation Authority, Communication, Tourism, etc.
Met with H.E. Dr. @tfrabiah, Minister of Hajj & Umrah, leading a high-level distinguished Saudi delegation. Appreciated the Kingdom's efforts during this year's Hajj and its investment interest under the SIFC. Grateful for their commitment towards fostering ties, from religious… pic.twitter.com/kHI8cwooRp
— Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) August 21, 2023
The interim premier posted on X that the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah assured “Saudi Arabia would extend all possible facilitation to Pakistani pilgrims.”
