don't go anywhere for short breaks. we talked back stance foreign minister about the catastrophic flooding in his country and the current tension dividing the world statement for that it will have more with the news at the top of the hour for me with a blue cross. thanks for watching. hello guys. this is the 77 percent the platform with issues. hey sure idea. you know this channel we're not afraid to talk to young people clearly have the solution. the future in the 77 percent, every weekend on d w. a thought say we'll credit you

ah, well it is it already? thank you very much for speaking to d. w. now you've just come from a press conference with alina bab, your german counterpart, your 1st meeting here in berlin. talking about the devastating floods that have just recently published on biblical is the word that you've used. i don't mean a bad book saying the pop song can count on germans solidarity. i'm offering support now talk of 60000000 euros. are you satisfied with that 60, by the special im incredibly grateful to the fireman for inviting us here for

hospitality. and we incredibly grateful to the people of germany in the government of germany for their support that they have been showing for us in this difficult time. as i mentioned in my press conference, absolutely biblical proportions for flooding. 33000000 people, which is a 3rd of the land mass. my country for 33000000 people is one and 7 people of pakistan are devastated by these floods. 16000000 of them are children, 660-0004 pregnant women when to give birth. so we are very grateful for the support of the germany, maybe the international community by and large, particularly during this phase where we're in our rescue and relief phase. and we've had launched o u n. a flash appeal going forward. we want to work with our partners, including our friends in germany on trainer ways to finance the reconstruction and rehabilitation. as a result of the devastation caused by the floods that we would like to do in

a greener, more climate resilient manner. and we're hoping to work with germany with france, with us, with other countries to be able to do so i'm, but i just wanted to drill down what, what you feel is the appropriate kind of scanner support. but there's a lot of crises going on at the moment, but i didn't see any crisis happening in any country apart from the war and ukraine which, which compares to what's happened in pakistan. and just to come back to this figure of 60000000 euros. jamie is recently announced that he wants to spend 200000000000 euros on trying to keep energy prices low. that's more than $3000.00 times as much . i just want to understand coming from a developing country coming to europe to rich country. asking for support. are you struck by this huge discrepancy in the whistle? so i 1st of all, one to explain that their phases to the sort of our asks for support. what we'll do it would be, we'd be doing in the next round, which would be

a far more expensive proposition is what i was talking about as far as reconstruction and rehabilitation is concerned. and for that, we were, we would require the support of our apartments will be understand that the difficult, difficult economic times. so every one with jest faced once in a 100 years global pandemic, that has affected the economies of countries everywhere. we've also seen the devastation in ukraine and the sanctions that come along with it. and that is resulted in difficulties for the people of germany just as it's resulted with difficulties of the people of bacchus in that context. we've also seen following these as significant events. this climate catastrophe on a scale that we've never imagined before. 33000000 people is more than the people displaced by partition. i mean, it is an extreme, incredibly significant number, but obviously we'll have to now talk about the reconstruction rehabilitation around

the floods. i think that it is important to mention here though, and to sort of quote, antonio can terrace the he went 2nd general, that it's not a question of charity. it's a question of justice that a country that produces a 0.8 percent of the global carbon footprint, is the 8th most climate stress country on the planet, and is disproportionately affected by climate change. the 33000000 people are paying with their lives and their livelihoods, with the industrialization or richer countries. and therefore, this is a global problem of groups of global actions. we hope that it also has global solutions despite the incredible difficulties that everybody is facing ever so. so of course, one of the main things on the minds of people here in germany is you visit and also will be up at the united nations. and next week it is washington invasion of ukraine is avail of another voted un general assembly. the sides in that discussion

are all kind of beating the drum for support on one side or the other is park isn't going to abstain as it did in the last. so we have had a principles position to to abstain and not be drawn into a new conflict, particularly on the backs of honesty. as you recall with the fall of carving just a year ago. and that was for us, one conflict after and make it after another decade. after decades we confronted war and devastation in our own neighborhood. and we were sort of hoping that such issues would not drop out. but the situation in the west is completely changed. the situation in europe has completely changed following the conflict in ukraine as far as opposition to the united nations. that consent, i won't be able to sort of comment any further at this time until our own in time deliberations are complete. but that sounds like to me,

an indication that you intend to hold that sort of neutral position and abstained again. do not feel amused having a press conference that, that is, that his proposed trust, i think, is the way to use that nuclear weapons. once again, sort of in prospect in this conflict in, in the ukraine. is this not the moment where you really do have to come off the fence and say to the russian side, who are the ones who raised suspects of nuclear weapons? that really would be a statue for i think i was pretty clear my press conference in my press conference on the issue of nuclear weapons and about how that should not be an option for, for, for anybody as far as our position within the war of ukraine is concerned that we've been consistent as far as un resolutions are concerned, as far as international law is concerned. but as far as us actually proactively taking sides within this conflict,

this large bipartisan support within pakistan for pakistan to remain neutral. it's very difficult to convince the people of pakistan that when there's an issue of international law, when this issue of un, resolution in the schmiel, this very same countries take a neutral position and then expect the rest of us to fall in line with the matters to them, we also have challenges from the eval honest on fall out. another nato conflict that ended on our border without consulting consulting us, or significant engagement with the civilian prior civilian government in nevada. none that is now resulted in a taliban interim government interval honest on with implications directly for us on our border. and once again, it's not something that sort of far away from us enough for us to wash our hands and turn our backs on. so it's very, very difficult within a domestic political context to expect our people to take

a stance when there is not that consistency on other issues. however, having said that, despite our stance are in the united nations, barkus thunders, an aged recipient country. oh, there are only 2 countries that we make an exception for. one is of on a son given the amount of darion the difficulties they're facing that and the 2nd country that we've sent you a to is ukraine. we've had incredible little we have long standing ties with you train a lot of issues to do with food security because we used to buy an importer lead from root cane. and we still believe the dialogue and diplomacy is absolutely necessary for us to resolve this conflict. now it says that while this dance remaining neutral and the issues why we've so far, is it, i want to turn to another controversial issue at the un mission, jang and china. so there's been a, voted un human rights council this week,

where pakistan did not abstain, boxed on voted no with china to prevent even debate taking place on the recent you end up report on change yang and how do you justify that? it's a absolutely in a consistent policy of pakistan at the human rights council that why we take part in broader debates i to do with human rights a when specific countries are mentioned, we have consistently voted no and will continue to vote. know in the future. it's not a, it's to try to forget it. this line to my mind right now, but in addition to this topic, there was another. well, there was also, there was also a vote on that canister where, where we were africa, where park. so also that you know it, germany is foreign ministry. i mean, you've just become from meeting i lena, bear about japanese foreign ministry. describe this vote in which china one that

vote at the un human rights council as a dark day for human rights. sure. i understand where are certain countries are coming from as far as we're concerned, we believe that the politicization of the human rights are institutions or bodies within the united nations spirit. so when they specifically talk about different countries, it's not necessarily the most productive use of those forums. but there are areas where they are disputes, where they are violations of human rights, that are not part of any one country, but as far as internationally disputed territories. and those issues, or whether it is the occupied palestinian territories or where this the occupied territories of kashmir, unfortunately are epis centers of the most historic violations of human rights in our time. and they unfortunately don't even get the mentioned

a mention in international media. don't get the lip service of international politicians and don't get the time of day at the united nations. again, i reiterate, it may be easier for us to expect other countries to take a different line or a more of a, an approach with a more willing to listen. if fundamental issues that are already declared is international disputes under the united nations. or given the due attention they deserve when they're not, is incredibly difficult to expect countries such as pakistan, but pakistan isn't alone or to change their way of conducting themselves in these institutions. and so do you think it hypocritical, then, of germany, to be pushing so hard on shin jang, and for anna leon about to be quite cursory in her comments? earlier in the press conference about the issue of kashmir, look,

i don't want to use those words. absolutely. not, i just believe that when it comes to international institutions, the talk of international law, the talk of un resolutions and disputed territories, internationally recognized history detectors for us and the indian occupied. the shmear is an important point that it should require. it should require consistently and if it consistency and if there was that consistency, i believe in those countries, i would be more receptive to watch more powerful countries or bigger countries are saying about issues and matter to them. but it was a very thank you very much. thank you. thank you so much. ah,

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