Pakistan assumes presidency of UN disarmament conference: FO

Pakistan has assumed the presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD), according to the Foreign Office (FO). The conference, held at the United Nations Office at Geneva, is the world's single multilateral forum for negotiating disarmament and arms control treaties. With 65 member states, including all nuclear weapon states, the CD will focus on key issues such as the cessation of the nuclear arms race, the prevention of nuclear war, and preventing the weaponisation of outer space.

Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, will chair conference meetings and steer negotiations on the Annual Report of the CD and the corresponding resolution in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. The FO noted that Pakistan's assumption of the presidency reaffirms the international community's trust in the country's diplomatic leadership and constructive role in multilateral arms control and disarmament diplomacy.

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