UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reaffirmed its solidarity with the suffering Palestinians at a special emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which is considering a draft resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory within one year and calling for an arms embargo against that country.
This was stated by Pakistan’s Ambassador Munir Akram at a special emergency session of the UNGA. The Ambassador emphasized that the aim of this emergency session is to “translate into action”, the advisory opinion issued by the ICJ in July.
The Pakistani envoy stated that the world court’s conclusions emphasize that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, and its attempts to prolong the occupation and its security policies, breach two basic principles of global law – the right of peoples to self-determination, and the principle of non-acquisition of territory by the use of force.
The Ambassador said ICJ’s opinion “marks a milestone of justice, an expression of equity as well as a flame of hope.
Pakistan has co-sponsored the draft resolution presented by Palestine, which seeks to execute the conclusions of the international court. The UNGA is likely to take action on the draft today.
