Pakistan: ‘Defence of Jerusalem is the core principle of Pakistan’s foreign policy’

Tuesday Pakistan told the OIC Ambassadorial Group at the United Nations of the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) special emergency session on Jerusalem Status, that it will fully support and co-sponsor a resolution calling for the withdrawal of US decision to recognize the holy city as Israel’s capital.

Pakistan says, “Our support to the Palestinian cause and to the defence of Jerusalem (al-Quds al Sharif ) is and has always been a core principle of Pakistan’s foreign policy,” Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, said in a speech to the 57-member group’s coordination meeting held to strategize its position for the 193-member Assembly’s special session. “Our support remains unwavering,” she also added.