According to Al Jazeera, Pakistan's UN ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad expressed
concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and urged parties to "honor
commitments" under last month's memorandum of understanding. He condemned
attacks on Saudi Arabia and on commercial shipping, affirmed support for Saudi
security, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and said that as long as Israel
continues to occupy Palestinian territory "durable peace in the Middle East will
remain difficult to achieve."
