Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on On Monday, they praised China’s initiative to launch the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and called it a useful platform for accelerating and coordinating efforts. for implementation of the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Radio Pakistan reported.
Meeting speech of Group of Friends of GSB held in a virtual format in New York, he called participants refer to challenges faced developing world and support urgent action to expand cooperation in public health and Vaccine Equity, ensure food security, increased energy production, promotion global green economy stimulate trade and industrialization, as well as to eliminate digital divide.
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recalling the many crises caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and geopolitical events, with disproportionate and devastating consequences on Global South, foreign minister expressed deep concern over appeal of progress in implementation of SDGs.
He confirmed the Pakistani resolve further strengthen it all-weather strategic cooperation with China, including through rapid implementation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
He said Pakistan will continue its efforts to increase cooperation with China through CPEC to promote its national implementation of SDGs, in in addition to active participation in in work of GDI Group of friends to promote common pursuit of peaceful, prosperous and common future for all mankind.
Foreign minister noting that multiple crises have widened the gap in financing for development called international community mobilize adequate resources for SDGs and fulfill the commitment of providing at least $100 billion a year in climate finance.
In January last yearChina launched a group of Friends of GDI in New York – what happened joined Pakistan and more than 50 others countries – as an informal mechanism for cooperation and coordination for strengthening policy dialogue exchange best practices, as well as encouraging practical cooperation on implementation of the SDGs to achieve the goals of GDI.
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