UNGA president meets PM, discusses Rohingya, climate change issues
Diplomatic Correspondent
25th May, 2021 12:07:41
The President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkır held a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday.
They discussed issues related to the Rohingya and climate change.
Earlier, Volkan Bozkır arrived in Dhaka early this morning on a two-day visit to hold meetings with top government leadership and discuss the Rohingya crisis and shared challenges.
He is scheduled to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar to see for himself the plight of the forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals, who took temporary shelter amid persecution, ethnic cleansing and genocide in Rakhine state.
UN General Assembly President to visit Bangladesh next week
UNB
19th May, 2021 10:55:12
President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkır will visit Bangladesh and Pakistan from May 25 to 27. Looking forward to my upcoming official visit to Bangladesh and Pakistan on 25-27 May to discuss the multilateral system and shared challenges, he tweeted.
In Dhaka, Bozkir will be received by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will also meet him during the visit.
The President will also deliver speech at the Foreign Services Academy, said the UN office in Dhaka.
His speech will address the current international context – with a focus on global crises and emergencies – and reflect on the state of multilateralism and the United Nations system.