(Pakistan pledges to promote Group of 77’s common economic interests)

ISLAMABAD:At the United Nations, Pakistan has pledged to promote Group of 77’s common economic interests under its chairmanship in 2022.

This was pledged by Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram in brief remarks at the virtual annual meeting of ministers for foreign affairs of the G-77.

Munir Akram said he would work on the basis of transparency, inclusivity and objectivity in promoting the group’s interests and objectives.

A founding member of G-77, which promotes its members’ collective economic interests at the UN, Pakistan will take over from Guinea, the current chairman, at the start of the New Year.