Pakistani UN ambassador: China acting responsibly on addressing conflicts

STORY: Pakistani UN ambassador: China acting responsibly on addressing conflicts SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUNIR AKRAM, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUNIR AKRAM, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: Munir Akram, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations, has commended China's responsible approach to addressing conflicts within the UN Security Council, a body dedicated to upholding international peace and security. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUNIR AKRAM, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations "China is a major power. It is a permanent member of the Security Council. But we see China acting responsibly in the Security Council. China has also indicated that the best solution is dialogue and cooperation. It has emphasized the need for development as a basis to avoid confli

U.S. wants Russia to "bleed" from conflict: Pakistani expert

STORY: U.S. wants Russia to "bleed" from conflict: Pakistani expert DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (English): TUGHRAL YAMIN, Senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies 3. various of the views in U.S. STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert has said that a trove of leaked Pentagon documents cast a new picture of the background of the Ukraine crisis. According to a Reuters report, the documents cover details about Ukrainian air strikes, the country's air defense vulnerabilities, and even the size of some Ukrainian military units. Tughral Yamin, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, says the U.S. wants Russia to "bleed" from the conflict as it, together with its allies, continues to send weapons to Ukraine. SOUNDBITE (English): TUGHRAL YAMIN, Senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies "The Americans in particular, the West, are concerned about the Russia-Ukraine confli

Ukrainian, German FMs discuss heavy weapon supplies

STORY: Ukrainian, German FMs discuss heavy weapon supplies DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict 2. various of Volodymyr Zelensky speaking at Davos 3. various of street views in Finland 4. various of EU flag 5. various of Putin speaking at Eurasian Economic Forum STORYLINE: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday he had discussed the supplies of heavy weapons to Ukraine with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Kuleba tweeted after the talks, "we need more heavy weapons delivered as soon as possible, especially MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket Systems), to repel Russian attacks." Kuleba said that other topics of the discussion included further sanctions on Russia and Ukraine's prospects to achieve a European Union (EU) candidate status. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday met with visiting Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and discussed Ukraine's European integration and post-confli