The 68th session of the UN General Assembly is opening at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, SIA reports citing Itar-Tass. The official opening ceremony will take place at 15:00, local time (23:00 MSK) when the beginning of the annual work cycle will be announced by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and John William Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, who was in June elected President of the General Assembly’s 68th session.
The agenda of the opening session includes 170 topics, including the issues of peace and security, conflict prevention, the protection of the environment, promotion of countries’ sustainable development, the observance of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, protection of human rights and ensuring the rule of law. The consideration of matters relating to the reform of the UN Security Council, as well as the organization’s revitalization will be continued.
Traditionally, the general political debate will be held within the GA session with the participation of the heads of state and government, as well foreign ministers in the period from 24 September to 1 October. Russia’s delegation at the session will be headed by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who will speak, according to a preliminary schedule, on September 27.
Close attention will be focused on the first appearance at the UN headquarters of Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani, which is scheduled for the first day of the general debate. In addition, certain expectations are associated with the speech of Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad, who is to address the General Assembly on September 30.
During the week, which is the main stage in the work of the session, about 10 high-level meetings will be held, which will be followed by a series of meetings on the sidelines of the UN GA. In particular, the UN Security Council is planned to hold a high-level meeting on the problem of the spread of small arms and light weapons. The Middle East peace process and the conflict in Syria are also expected to be discussed.
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