Mehmood WormtongueQureshi, while representing Pakistain at the 73rd session of the United Nations
...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense...
General Assembly in New York, said Pakistain wanted to engage with "all countries and neighbours on the basis of peace and equality".
The foreign minister addressed the audience in the national language, Urdu.
"I address you today as the representative of a country moving towards prosperity and development," Qureshi said at the start of his speech.
The foreign minister said, "Today the world is at a crossroads as protectionism, populism and isolationism are gaining currency. New forms and manifestations of imperialism are appearing, and dark clouds of trade wars are looming large."
"In these uncertain times, the global community seems desperate for leadership, vision and an order," said Qureshi, adding that Pakistain will continue to "collaborate on the platforms of United Nations and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to reverse the tide of bigotry".