Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not deliver a statement during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly session scheduled for the end of September. Instead, it is anticipated that Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar will represent India and address the assembly. This development was highlighted in a revised provisional list of speakers released by the United Nations.
Prime Minister Modi is set to travel to New York later this month. He is scheduled to address a grand community event at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island on September 22, which will host around 16,000 people. He will also speak at the UN’s historic ‘Summit on the Future: Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’ to be held at the UN headquarters in New York on September 22-23.
The provisional list of speakers for the 79th General Assembly session initially indicated that Modi would speak on September 26. However, a revised provisional list released on Friday suggests that Foreign Minister Jaishankar will now deliver the statement during the general debate on September 28.
The revised list, signed by UN General Assembly and Conference Management Deputy Secretary-General Movses Abelian, notes that the changes in the list reflect adjustments in the level of representation (‘upgrades’ and ‘downgrades’) and exchanges among member states. The General Assembly session will run from September 24 to 30, with Brazil opening the high-level debate on September 24. The United States, represented by President Joe Biden, will follow, delivering his final address as president from the UN platform.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will present his report before the start of the general debate, followed by the address from the President of the 79th session of the General Assembly. Prior to this session, Guterres will host the ‘Summit on the Future: Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’ on September 22-23, where world leaders will convene to adopt treaties for the future, including a global digital compact and a declaration for future generations.
The summit aims to build international consensus on improving the present and securing the future, according to the UN. Additionally, over 24,000 Indian expatriates are expected to attend the community event in Long Island, which Prime Minister Modi will address.
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