Modi, Biden among 109 world leaders to address UNGA in person next week

Last year, for the first time in 75 years, world leaders had submitted pre-recorded video statements for the UNGA session as they could not physically attend the gathering due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden will address the UN General Debate in person next week, as over 100 heads of state and government arrive in New York to attend the annual high-level General Assembly session, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic. from the iconic UN General Assembly (UNGA) hall on the morning of September 25, a day after he participates in the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC to be hosted by Mr. Biden on September 24. Mr. Modi, Mr. Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga will participate in the Leaders’ Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework in Washington and “review progress made since their first virtual Summit on 12 March 2021 and discuss regional issues of shared interest,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.