Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi is expected to address the UN General Assembly on September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the world body for the high-level meeting.
For the first time in the UN’s 75-year history, the annual General Assembly session this year will be held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. World leaders will submit pre-recorded video statements for the session.
The Department for General Assembly and Conference Management at the UN on Tuesday issued the provisional list of speakers for the General Debate of the 75th session of the General Assembly to permanent missions.
According to the list, Modi is expected to address the General Debate on the morning of September 26. However, it must be noted that the list is provisional and two more iterations will take place as schedules and speakers for the General Debate can change in the course of the next few weeks. The final speaking order for the General Debate could be different.
The General Debate will commence on September 22 and run through September 29. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is listed as the first speaker.
According to the provisional list, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to address the virtual General Debate on the opening day.
This would be Trump’s final address to the General Assembly of the first term of his presidency before the US heads into elections in November.
The meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations will take place on September 21 and the Declaration will be formally adopted at the meeting. Along with the General Debate and the anniversary commemoration, other key sessions will also be held virtually at the UN.
