Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has spoken of pressuring Pakistan to condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in the UN General Assembly vote in which India, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates did not participate. Imran has reprimanded the Western ambassadors in Islamabad for this pressure. Addressing a public rally, Imran Khan said in response to a joint letter issued by the heads of 22 diplomatic missions that Pakistan is not a slave of the West, asking Pakistan to support a resolution condemning Russia in the UN General Assembly. was requested. He said that I want to ask the ambassadors of the European Union, did you write such a letter to India?
Imran said, “What do you think of us? Are we your slaves… that we will do whatever you say?” He said Pakistan suffered because it supported the Western NATO alliance in Afghanistan. Imran Khan said, “We have friendship with the United States, Russia, China and Europe. We are not in any camp. Since we are neutral, we will join forces with these countries to try to end this war in Ukraine.” Will try to cooperate.”
These countries signed the letter written to Pakistan
On 1 March, the heads of various foreign missions in Pakistan, including Germany and France, wrote a joint letter on the UNSC resolution of 25 February. According to diplomats, the move to release the letter publicly was rare. The letter was signed by the ambassadors of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Japan, Norway and Switzerland.
Imran was on a visit to Russia when the order for the attack came
The head of the EU delegation to Pakistan said the resolution was intended to reaffirm Ukraine’s commitment to sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity within internationally recognized borders. It was also intended to strongly condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. It is known that Imran Khan was on a visit to Moscow when Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a special military operation on Ukraine, which drew much criticism. After this, Pakistan refrained from voting on the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly.