Islamabad, January 13, 2023 (PPI-OT):Pakistan has handed over the presidency of the Group of 77 and China to the Republic of Cuba. Speaking on the occasion via a pre-recorded message, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the Group of 77 and China has been instrumental in maintaining development at the heart of the United Nations and focus of development partners towards the triple crises faced by the developing countries owing to Covid-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and climate change.
The Foreign Minister appreciated the Group’s unity and called for maintaining its coordination and collective action. Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram expressed his conviction that the Group collectively can overcome the challenges to development and prosperity. He said the world needs to mobilize urgent humanitarian, economic and financial support to developing countries which are in economic distress.
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