President heads to UN General Assembly
21 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2019 | ހޮނިހިރު 12:58President Solih will become the first Maldivian Head of State to address the gathering in the past seven years
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih heads to the United Nations General Assembly
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has headed off to the United States to attend the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The President’s Office stated that the President’s address at the UNGA will symbolise the administration’s resolve to actively engage with the international community to promote Maldives’ interests and priorities on the world stage.
President Solih will become the first Maldivian Head of State to address the gathering in the past seven years. The day also marks the 54th anniversary of Maldives becoming a UN member, as Maldives joined the UN family on 21st September 1965, two months after it gained independence.
The annual sessions of the UNGA gather together the leaders of all UN Member State to discuss and deliberate on major global issues. The present session of the UNGA began on 17th September and will continue until the 30th.
