Explanation

G77 is the largest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations General Assembly. Pakistan is one of the founding members of G77 and has served as its chair in New York three times. It assumed the group’s chair during an online meeting on Friday, taking it over from the Republic of Guinea. Mohammed Al-Ateeq, deputy representative of Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Delegation to the UN, who participated in the meeting stressed the kingdom’s “continued support for the work of the group,” the SPA said. “During the meeting, Al-Ateeq congratulated the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on assuming the chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China for the year 2022.”