The high-level Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly will begin today as world leaders gather in New York. Several World leaders will participate in the session this week, with discussions expected to be dominated by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine and the growing Western recognition of Palestinian statehood. This year’s theme is “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will represent India in the General Assembly.
Brazil will speak first at the General Assembly debate, followed by the United States as the host country. US President Trump is expected to deliver a keynote address to the assembly. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the assembly through a video conferencing, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will also participate in both the general debate and bilateral meetings with world leaders. Meanwhile, in one of the most significant developments, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is to address the assembly – the first time a Syrian head of state has done so since 1967.
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