Ban Ki-moon Lauds Pakistan’s Role in UN Peacekeeping
'Pakistan Times' Federal Bureau

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday appreciated Pakistan’s role in ensuring regional peace and security besides its contribution to the UN peacekeeping operations in many countries around the world.

In his telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, the UN Secretary General lauded Pakistan’s efforts in the implementation of UN reforms.

Prime Minister Aziz said Pakistan fully supported the United Nations reforms, adding the pilot project for a single window UN system was proceeding quite well in the country.

The two sides discussed Pakistan’s role as the chair of G-77 group in ensuring that the UN activities reflect the aspirations and wishes of developing countries.

They also discussed the efforts for the implementation of proposals finalized during the meeting of high-level panel, which was co-chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minister of Mozambique Luisa Dias Diogo.●