Islamabad: The new president of the United Nations General Assembly congratulated Pakistan on temporarily controlling the coronavirus and said that control of the pandemic by the South Asian nation is an example to the world.
Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir made his comment Monday at a news convention in the capital, Islamabad.
Bozkir recently elected President of the 75th consultation of the United Nations General Assembly.
Upon his arrival in Islamabad, he met with the country’s prime minister, Imran Khan, who needs foreign monetary establishments and countries to provide debt relief to poor countries whose economies have been seriously affected by the new virus.
Bozkir occurs amid a steady decline in deaths and COVID-19 infections in Pakistan.
Pakistan reported its first case of coronavirus in February and in March imposed a national blockade, which has been lifted in recent weeks. Pakistan reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Monday in more than 24 hours, bringing the total number of COVID-19-like deaths to 6097.
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