(16-2-2026, Vienna)
Ambassador U Min Thein, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations and other International Organizations based in Vienna, together with other Permanent Representatives, attended an event titled “Sustainable Development: Pathway to Global Peace and Prosperity,” organized by the Permanent Mission of Pakistan at the Vienna International Centre on 16 February 2026 during the Official Visit of H.E. Mr. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
At the event, the Prime Minister of Pakistan delivered the keynote address after the remarks delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Acting Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Deputy Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). In his keynote address, the Prime Minister of Pakistan highlighted the importance of inclusive and sustainable development for lasting peace, the integration of socio-economic development and sustainable development into the national planning of Pakistan, the constructive engagement with Vienna-based international organizations including the IAEA, UNODC, and UNIDO. He also advocated for diplomacy and multilateralism as the only viable means to resolve disputes and conflicts and underlined the need for capacity building, knowledge sharing, and technology transfer to ensure that innovation serves as a bridge to peace and prosperity.
