External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets UN chief Antonio Guterres, UNGA president Yang; discusses multilateral reforms, global issues
The Hindu
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets UN leaders at UNGA, discussing global issues and supporting unity, peace, and sustainability.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN General Assembly's new president Philemon Yang, in New York, separately, exchanging views on global issues such as the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine while supporting Mr. Yang's vision of "unity in diversity", "peace" and "human sustainability".
Mr. Jaishankar is in the U.S. to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and met Mr. Guetteres and Mr. Yang on the sidelines of the UNGA session on Thursday (September 27, 2024).
"Always a pleasure to speak with @UN Secretary General @antonioguterres. Discussed the Pact for the Future, reforming multilateralism, AI, climate action, West Asia and Ukraine," Mr. Jaishankar said in a post on X.
World leaders on Sunday (September 22, 2024) adopted by consensus the 'Pact of the Future', promising to reform the 15-member UN Security Council, "recognising the urgent need to make it more representative, inclusive, transparent, efficient, effective, democratic and accountable”.
They also agreed to “enlarge” the Security Council to be more representative of the current United Nations membership and reflective of the realities of the contemporary world.
"Pleased to meet new @un_pga Philemon Yang today in New York. Assured him of India’s full support to his vision of Unity in Diversity, Peace, Human Sustainability and Dignity for everyone everywhere," Mr. Jaishankar said in a separate post.
Mr. Yang also took to X after his meeting with Mr. Jaishankar, appreciating India's role in promoting the interests of the Global South.
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