UN chief praises Pakistan’s peace efforts during meeting with Naqvi

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday praised Pakistan’s efforts to promote peace during a meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Naqvi is representing Pakistan at the two-day United Nations Police Chiefs Summit 2026, which will be held at UN Headquarters in New York on July 7-8. The summit has brought together interior ministers, police chiefs and senior UN officials from around the world to discuss how UN police can better respond to changing peace and security challenges, while strengthening international cooperation against transnational crime.

On the sidelines of the summit, Naqvi will also hold a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various countries.

According to a publication in X of the state pay televisionThe two sides also exchanged views on Pakistan’s mediation efforts and the country’s long-standing contributions to international peace. Guterres praised Pakistan’s efforts to promote peace, the statement said.

Earlier, Naqvi met Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev, who agreed to further strengthen relations between Pakistan and Russia during a meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York, where they discussed regional security and expanding cooperation between their interior ministries.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior on X-Day, the two ministers held detailed discussions on the regional situation and explored ways to enhance cooperation in the fight against drugs, terrorism, cybercrime and joint police training exercises.

The two sides also discussed a joint strategy to counter terrorist networks operating in the region, particularly in Afghanistan, and agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between their interior ministries to expand bilateral cooperation, the statement said.

Naqvi also invited Kolokoltsev to visit Pakistan.

The meeting reviewed the progress of decisions taken during the previous meeting of ministers, the statement said.

Referring to the security situation in the region, Naqvi said that more than 25 terrorist organizations were active in Afghanistan. “More than 25 terrorist organizations are active in Afghanistan. Eliminating these extremist groups is a shared responsibility. We need to work together to eradicate this threat,” said the Interior Minister.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the commitments at the UN headquarters in New York.

On Wednesday, Naqvi met with China’s Minister of State for Public Security and head of the Special Services Bureau, Ling Zhifeng, and Sri Lanka’s Interior Minister, Ananda Wijepala.