Imran Khan to participate in High Level Event on Financing today

• Event is being hosted by the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica and the UN Secretary General.

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will participate on Thursday in a virtual High-Level Event on Financing for Development (FFD) in Era of COVID-19 and Beyond.

According to a statement by the Foreign Office (FO), the debt vulnerability of developing countries will be one of the six interlinked financial issues to be discussed at the High-Level Event. The premier will share his vision on possible ways to 'address the debt issue and the enormous financial challenges facing developing countries'.

The event is being hosted by the PM's of Canada and Jamaica and the United Nations Secretary General. Presidents of France, South Africa, Kazakhstan and PM's of United Kingdom, Japan, Norway, Italy and Ireland will address the event.

The German Chancellor and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, will also address the High-Level Event. "The invitation extended to the Prime Minister reflects the recognition of his role as a sincere spokesman for the developing countries and the timeliness of his call for collective action to overcome the debt distress of so many developing countries," the FO said.