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US official in Pakistan to discuss UN reform
By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: US Under Secretary of State Josette Sheeran Shiner was due to arrive in Islamabad on Monday for a three-day trip ending on 25 May.
The Pakistan visit is part of her five-nation tour to âbuild international consensus for the agenda of the United Nations High-level Panel on Reform. While there, she will meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and other government leaders, the State Department announced on Monday.
Shinerâs visit is part of a trip that has included stops in Oslo, Paris, Rome, and London for meetings with leaders including Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Prime Minister Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Aziz are co-chairs of the UN Panel, of which Under Secretary Shiner is a member. Prime Minister Luisa Diago of Mozambique is the third co-chair.
Prime Minister Aziz is hosting the 15 Panel members in Islamabad to discuss how the UN can foster greater development and help countries transition from disaster relief to recovery, self-reliance, and sustainable economic growth. Shiner was due to view an earthquake relief site on Monday afternoon before panel deliberations.
âPrime Minister Aziz has demonstrated strong, innovative leadership as co-chair of this critical panel,â she said. âI look forward to listening and learning about the United Nationsâ humanitarian and development efforts in Pakistan, and the many ways to improve the system. We will also explore lessons learned in the critical aftermath of the earthquake in October 2005.â
Shiner, the announcement said, will also advance the US-Pakistan Economic Dialogue on promoting growth and development globally, regionally, and bilaterally through regional integration, job creation, and investment. She will hold a roundtable with local business students on the global economy and how Pakistanis can compete on the world stage. âIâm really impressed with the good work that Pakistan has already done in becoming a serious economic player in todayâs increasingly competitive global marketplace. Every time I return here I see new buildings and more people working,â she said. âIn fact, the World Bank in their Doing Business 2006 Report ranked Pakistan as one of the top ten reforming economies in the world, where a business can be started in just 24 days â the same amount of time it takes in Germany,â she pointed out.
US official in Pakistan to discuss UN reform
By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: US Under Secretary of State Josette Sheeran Shiner was due to arrive in Islamabad on Monday for a three-day trip ending on 25 May.
The Pakistan visit is part of her five-nation tour to âbuild international consensus for the agenda of the United Nations High-level Panel on Reform. While there, she will meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and other government leaders, the State Department announced on Monday.
Shinerâs visit is part of a trip that has included stops in Oslo, Paris, Rome, and London for meetings with leaders including Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Prime Minister Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Aziz are co-chairs of the UN Panel, of which Under Secretary Shiner is a member. Prime Minister Luisa Diago of Mozambique is the third co-chair.
Prime Minister Aziz is hosting the 15 Panel members in Islamabad to discuss how the UN can foster greater development and help countries transition from disaster relief to recovery, self-reliance, and sustainable economic growth. Shiner was due to view an earthquake relief site on Monday afternoon before panel deliberations.
âPrime Minister Aziz has demonstrated strong, innovative leadership as co-chair of this critical panel,â she said. âI look forward to listening and learning about the United Nationsâ humanitarian and development efforts in Pakistan, and the many ways to improve the system. We will also explore lessons learned in the critical aftermath of the earthquake in October 2005.â
Shiner, the announcement said, will also advance the US-Pakistan Economic Dialogue on promoting growth and development globally, regionally, and bilaterally through regional integration, job creation, and investment. She will hold a roundtable with local business students on the global economy and how Pakistanis can compete on the world stage. âIâm really impressed with the good work that Pakistan has already done in becoming a serious economic player in todayâs increasingly competitive global marketplace. Every time I return here I see new buildings and more people working,â she said. âIn fact, the World Bank in their Doing Business 2006 Report ranked Pakistan as one of the top ten reforming economies in the world, where a business can be started in just 24 days â the same amount of time it takes in Germany,â she pointed out.