President to address UN General Assembly on September 19
President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for New York, US today (17th Sept.) to attend the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations (UN).
This is the third time that President Sirisena is addressing the UN General Assembly.
The 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) convened at UN Headquarters on September 12. The General Debate will open on Tuesday (19th Sept.) with a focus on the theme, ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’.
The President is due to address the General Assembly in the evening of 19th September.
The President will also brief the world leaders regarding the consensual politics in Sri Lanka as well as regarding the reconciliation and peace, and the initiatives taken by the government after declaring the year 2017 as the Year for Poverty Alleviation and also regarding the program for the concept of Green Development.
The President is also scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with several world leaders participating in the sessions.
During his visit to the U.S.A, the President Sirisena will also participate in a series of programs including a meeting with Sri Lankan Community.
(Government News Portal)
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How many in the SL President’s entourage?
Perhaps, more than 100, residing in the most upmarket hotel in NY!! Great News! The President’s UN speech is not shown in local TV. Do you know why? The audience will be EMPTY!
The Presidents of France and Canada travel overseas with nothing but an IPad and an IPhone to be communicating with their country. No entourage !
Former President José Alberto Mujica of Uruguay went to NY or UN Sessions and stayed in a backpacker hotel and walked to the UN Building !!
I am interested in knowing the numbers and who was in the entourage?
What he going to talk about? How to grow paddy?
Ranjith,
He gonna talk about the latest book in town, “Janadhipathi Appatchchi” by Chathurika !!!!!
GWENDOLINE
It should be “jana******hi mee haraka”
The entire first family in New York at taxpayer expense !!!
Bro. Ranjith. Of course not about Paddy because after storing Paddy in Mattala Air Port now we are importing Rice! May be about constructing 5 Star hotels! Destruction of Bio Diversity of SL (willpattu for e.g.), how to protect mega-culprits of Bond Scans! BTW, pl do not blame Ms. Chathurika because she paid her way to UN HQ in NY by collecting money from her book!
He will be talking about “yaha palanaya””yaha palanaya””yaha palanaya””yaha palanaya””yaha palanaya””yaha palanaya””yaha palanaya””yaha palanaya” on and on.
I don’t know what that means. I don’t think he knows either.