Palestinian, Lebanese Officials to Address UN General Assembly
by VOA News · Voice of AmericaPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to address the United Nations General Assembly meeting Thursday amid concerns about escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
The speech comes a week after Abbas called for a peace conference in Madrid aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The General Assembly will also hear from Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib on Thursday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, following several days of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah militants.
Others giving speeches Thursday include Sudan's military leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council, Edgard Leblanc Fils.
European Council President Charles Michel, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Kenyan President William Ruto, Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou, and Micronesia’s President Wesley Simina are also scheduled to address the General Assembly Thursday.
Some information for this report came from The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters