White House announces Trump's UN schedule

Source: Xinhua| 2018-09-21 04:10:39|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Thursday announced the schedule of U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the upcoming UN General Assembly next week.

According to a statement of the White House, Trump will participate in a slew of UN General Assembly (UNGA) events and bilateral meetings from September 24-27.

On Sept. 24, he will make remarks at the "Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem" event to talk about counter-narcotics issue and receive heads of state coming to attend the meeting.

On Sept. 25, he will address the 73rd Session of the UNGA, have pull-asides with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of the 73rd Session of the UNGA, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, and attend U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley's Security Council Presidency Reception.

On Sept. 26, Trump will give remarks at a United Nations Security Council briefing he chaired to discuss counter-proliferation.

Trump has so far been confirmed to participate in bilateral meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and British Prime Minister Theresa May, the White House added.

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