Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, participated with Council member Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi in the opening session of the general discussion of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, which began its work today, Tuesday, in New York City in the presence of leaders of states, heads of government, and representatives of regional organizations. And international.

The Yemeni delegation to the current session of the General Assembly includes the Director of the Office of the Presidency of the Republic, Dr. Yahya Al-Shuaibi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, the Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, Abdullah Al-Saadi, and the Yemeni Ambassador to the United States, Muhammad Al-Hadrami.

Next Thursday, the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council will deliver the speech of the Republic of Yemen to the UN Summit, in which he will address the latest developments in the national situation, and the vision of the Council and the government regarding the opportunities for achieving lasting and comprehensive peace based on the terms of reference agreed upon nationally, regionally and internationally, in addition to the position on some developments on At the regional and international levels.

The opening session began with speeches by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and the President of the current session of the Assembly, Denis Francis, as part of the general political discussions of the high-level international event.

Then, in accordance with the established tradition of annual meetings, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Joseph Biden spoke.

The new UN session will be held this year under the slogan “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all.”