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Record number of heads of State to address UNGA next week: UN
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The General Debate week of the UN General Assembly will see the largest number of leaders delivering their national messages this year, the President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, said after assuming the leadership o
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UNGA adopts resolution recognising COVID-19 as one of greatest challenges
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN General Assembly said in a new resolution the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic represents one of the greatest challenges since the establishment of the United Nations.
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Former Malaysian PM says his contentious remarks at UNGA affected palm oil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Aug 9 (ANI): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday said he was not offering apologies for the impact of his contentious remarks on the Kashmir at UN General assembly though he was sorry that it impacted Malaysian palm oil export to India.
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UN top official postpones visit to Pakistan due to technical flight proble
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 26 (ANI): President-elect of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir on Sunday said that he has postponed his upcoming visit to Pakistan due to "technical flight problems".
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Kenya defeats Djibouti to secure non-permanent seat at UN Security Council
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 19 (ANI): Kenya on Thursday (local time) defeated Djibouti to clinch the last African seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after the UN General Assembly (UNGA) failed to choose between the two candidates during first round.
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Turkey's Volkan Bozkir elected president of 75th UN General Assembly
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir to be its president ahead of the 75th General Debate in September.
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UN disarmament commission's session postponed to 2021 over COVID-19: UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has pushed back the organizational session of the UN Disarmament Commission to 2021 in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pakistan violated Vienna Convention in Kulbushan jadhav case: ICJ Presiden
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], Oct 31 (ANI): Pakistan violated its obligations under the Vienna Convention in the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Judge Abduylqawi Yusuf informed the UN General Assembly.
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'Saudi Prince recalls his special jet flying Imran Khan mid way'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 7 (ANI): Seems like Pakistan has suffered another blow on the diplomatic front. A Lahore-based weekly magazine 'Friday Times' has claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan's actions at the UN General Assembly miffed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to an extent t
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Pak rejects India's remark on Imran Khan's 'provocative' speech during UNG
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 06 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday rejected India's remarks over Prime Minister Imran Khan's "provocative" speech during UN General Assembly session.
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Pak PM's statements provocative, irresponsible, indicates his inability to
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): India on Friday strongly condemned Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's "provocative" speech at the latest session of the UN General Assembly and stated that it indicated Khan's inability to conduct international relations.
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Malaysia should bear in mind friendly relations, desist from making remark
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Responding to Malaysia raising Kashmir at the recent session of the UN General Assembly, India said that Kuala Lumpur should keep in mind the friendly relations shared by the two countries and desist from making such remarks.
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