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Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman will assume office as president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today (Tuesday).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the matter in a press release on Tuesday.
The closing session of the 80th UNGA and the formal swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected president of the 81st session, Dr Khalilur Rahman, will be held at 9:00pm Bangladesh time at the UN headquarters in New York.
He will serve as president of the UN’s highest representative and premier global multilateral forum for the next year, the ministry said.
Before the swearing-in ceremony, Dr Khalilur Rahman will attend a media briefing at 8:45pm Bangladesh time. He is expected to outline his vision for conducting the work of the General Assembly during his tenure.
Following the swearing-in, he will chair the first plenary meeting of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly at 1:00am Bangladesh time.
Source: UNB
