'The world cannot afford Cold War 2.0,' Pakistan leader tells UN Assembly

By UN News

Sep 22, 2023 12:30 pm

As tensions between global powers continue to escalate with the rise of new and old military and political blocs, 'geo-politics is resurging when geo-economics should be at the top of the international agenda, the Prime Minister of Pakistan told the UN General Assembly on Friday.

Addressing the Assembly's annual general debate, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, said, 'the world cannot afford Cold War 2.0,' because there are a raft of challenges facing humankind that can only be addressed through global cooperation.

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As tensions between global powers continue to escalate with the rise of new and old military and political blocs, 'geo-politics is resurging when geo-economics should be at the top of the international agenda, the Prime Minister of Pakistan told the UN General Assembly on Friday.

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