With an agenda that gives priority to the Climate crisis, drugs, energy transition and peacehe President Gustavo Petro will participate from next Monday, for the third time, in the UN General Assembly in New Yorkhis office reported on Saturday.
The first president, who is a fervent defender of the Palestinian cause and very critical of Israela country with which it broke relations last May, He is scheduled to speak at the UN next Tuesday, on the first day of the new session of the General Assembly..
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The agenda of the head of state, who arrived in Chicago this morning, includes a meeting today with representatives of the Palestinian cause residing in that city in the state of Illinois.
According to the Presidency, Petro has scheduled a meeting with the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, during his visit to a fair for Colombian entrepreneurs.
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On Sunday, he has scheduled a meeting with Colombians in New York, an event that will take place in LaGuardia Community College.
The meeting is part of a Housing, financial and pension resources fair for Colombians living in New York and Connecticut who are interested in investing in housing in Colombia.
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On Monday, one day before his speech at the General Debate of the United Nations Assembly, the Colombian leader will have a meeting with the UN Secretary General António Guterres.
In this space they will address topics such as: COP16which will take place between October 21 and November 1 in Cali.
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So far, the following have confirmed their attendance at COP16: presidents of Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Honduras, Ghana, Suriname, Mozambique, Haiti and Guinea Bissauas well as the Vice Presidents of Cuba and Kenya, and 92 Environment Ministers from around the world.
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Petro and Guterres will also speak on the progress of peace in Colombia and the development of drug policywhich concentrates its efforts on supporting affected communities and fighting against the major links in drug trafficking.
That day, the president will participate in the Summit of the Futurewhich will take place at the United Nations facilities, with the presence of heads of state and presidents of different companies.
Speech at the General Assembly
Petro will speak on Tuesday at the General Assembly, which this year has as its theme “Leaving no one behind: acting together to promote peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations“, and will be the seventh president to speak.
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During his speech, Petro will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murilloand the Ministers of Environment, Susana Muhamad, and of Mines and Energy, Andrés Camacho.
The Colombian president’s agenda, which ends on Thursday, It also includes bilateral meetings with heads of state and government, directors of multilateral organizations and businessmen..
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