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He will share Pakistan's perspective and position on the Jammu and Kashmir issue and on its current human rights and related dimensions, a Foreign Office statement said.Imran Khan is being accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Advisor on Finance Hafeez Shaikh and Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari.Imran Khan will hold several bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various nations and participate in high-level UN summits on climate change, sustainable development, universal health coverage and financing for development.He will also attend and speak at high-level side events co-hosted by Pakistan and Turkey on countering hate speech and on environmental protection and poverty alleviation, co-hosted by Malaysia and Pakistan. A trilateral summit meeting of Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey will be held on the General Assembly sidelines.He will interact with a cross-section of international media outlets and hold meetings with editorial boards, the Foreign Office spokesperson said.He will also avail the opportunity to articulate Pakistan's perspective on some key contemporary issues, especially the centrality of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.Following is his schedule for the week:September 22: He will meet Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan ReconciliationSeptember 23: Imran Khan will meet US President Donald Trump, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Xi and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe ConteSeptember 24: He will attend a reception hosted by the UN Secretary General AntAnio GuterresSeptember 24: The premier will attend a reception to be held by US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania TrumpSeptember 25: He will visit the UN headquartersSeptember 26: He will attend a finance meeting at the UN headquartersSeptember 27: Imran Khan will address the UN General Assembly and discuss the issue of KashmirHe is scheduled to meet his counterparts from New Zealand, Egypt, Ethiopia and Turkey during the week.( With inputs from IANS )

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