Pakistan and federated micronsia states established diplomatic relations in a ceremony held in the Mission of Pakistan before the United Nations on August 14, 2025.
The ambassador to Iphtikhar Ahmad, the permanent representative of Pakistan before the United Nations, and the ambassador Jeem L Lippwe of the Federated Micronesia states signed a joint statement that formalized the relationship. The ceremony was attended by diplomats from both missions, including the DPR ambassador, Usman Jadoon.
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The Ambassador Ali said that he was “really happy” that the ties were being forged on Pakistan’s independence day. He said that the relationship would open “ways for cooperation in the field of human resources management, capacity development and climate change” and that both missions would work closely in the “promotion of international peace and security” in the United Nations.
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Pakistan and Federated Micronesia states establish diplomatic relations
New York, August 14, 2025: Pakistan and the federated states of Micronesia, an island nation located in the Western Pacific Ocean, established diplomatic relations in a ceremony in New York … pic.twitter.com/ikgbk85mmh
– Pakistan’s permanent mission to the UN (@Pakistanun_ny) August 14, 2025
He added that Pakistan was the 100th country with which the federated states of micronsia had established diplomatic relations.
Ambassador Jeem L Lippwe said he thanked the beginning of a new chapter in bilateral relations and described him as a privilege to represent his country in the formal opening of a “friendship and association trip” with Pakistan.
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He thanked Pakistan for his support in the opening of the United Nations Micronesia offices, said he hoped to work closely with his Pakistani counterpart to strengthen the friendship bond, and transmitted his congratulations on Pakistan’s independence day.
Before the firm, the two ambassadors held a brief meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest, including possible areas of cooperation both bilaterally and in the United Nations.
The covenant is modest in material terms but notable diplomatically, expands the network of formal partners of Pakistan in the Pacific and creates a direct channel to discuss climate adaptation, human resources exchanges and the cooperation in UN processes where small blocks of small states can be influential.
For micronsia, formal relationships with Pakistan add another diplomatic couple that can amplify their priorities in oceans and climate in multilateral environments. The formal update of the ties provides Islamabad with a direct diplomatic channel to a state of the Pacific Island at a time when global attention in the region has intensified.
