PM to address UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka who is leading the Sri Lanka
delegation to the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in
New York, commencing today will address the General Assembly on
September 26 regarding the “Strengthening of Multilateralism and
Dialogue among Civilizations for International Peace, Security and
Development.” He will also meet United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
During his visit he will also address the Asia Society in New York on
the theme “Sri Lanka’s Challenges ahead: Post LTTE Scenario and Ensuring
Sustainable Peace.” The Prime Minister will participate at the High
Level Event on Climate Change and the 4th Summit of the Heads of
States/Governments of the Group of 15 (G 15) where Sri Lanka assumes the
Chair.
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama will lead the Sri Lanka
delegation to the Commonwealth Meetings of the Foreign Ministers, and on
Terrorism, and the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG). He will
also participate in the interactive Ministerial Meeting on Combating
Violence Against Girls, Ministerial Meetings of the SAARC, the Asia
Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), Group of 77 (G 77) and the Group of 11.
Minister Bogollagama is also scheduled to hold a series of bilateral
meetings with his South Asian counterparts from Bhutan, India and the
Maldives, and also from South Africa, Fiji, Denmark, Jordan, Australia,
Bosnia Herzegovina, Chile, Austria, Oman, UK, France, Sweden, Czech
Republic, Cuba and Spain.
He will also meet High Representative for the Common Foreign and
Security Policy and Secretary General of the Council of the European
Union Javiar Solana, Commissioner for External Relations and European
Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner and the Secretary General of
the Commonwealth Kamalesh Sharma.
In Minister Bogollagama’s interactions with the United Nations, he is
scheduled to meet with the Under Secretary General for Political Affairs
Lynn Pascoe, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Sir John
Holmes, Under Secretary General and Special Representative for Children
and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy and the Executive Director
General of the UNICEF Ann Veneman. |