Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky telephoned President Dr. Arif Alvi and asked Pakistan to support the resolution tabled in the UN General Assembly to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
During the call, the President said Pakistan remains deeply concerned about the conflict in Ukraine. However, he said Pakistan supports a peaceful resolution of the conflict per the UN charter.
Dr. Alvi said that the Pakistani government will evaluate the content of the draft resolution.
The two leaders discussed political and economic relations between Pakistan and Ukraine, including energy and food security issues facing developing countries amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Both sides stressed the need to improve economic and trade relations for the mutual benefit of both countries.
President Zelenskyy also invited the President to visit Ukraine.
Pakistan has maintained a delicate balance since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago. Despite pressure from the United States and its Western allies, Islamabad has not publicly denounced Russia, although it has raised concerns about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Islamabad has also twice abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution against Russia. Earlier this month, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari again stressed the speedy resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.
He made the remarks during a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on the sidelines of the Munich security conference in Germany and expressed his concerns over the conflict.
