NEW YORK, Sep 20(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will have a packed first day at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
The premier, who landed in the United States earlier today, is expected to attend a number of high-profile events and meet several foreign dignitaries on day one of the week-long event.
The premier will reach the United Nations Headquarters for a welcome reception hosted by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the heads of states and governments participating in the UNGA.
He will later attend the opening of the High-Level General Debate of the UNGA at the General Assembly Hall.
Following that, the prime minister will hold bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer, President of Spain Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon and Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of Iran.
Later in the afternoon, PM Shehbaz will sit down with the New York Time’s Editorial Board for an interview at The Times Centre.
He will then be called on by US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry.
Earlier today, the premier vowed to highlight the plight of flood victims in Pakistan and share the country’s “story of pain and anguish” in front of the international community during his UNGA address on September 23.