RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s minister of foreign affairs departed for New York on Friday to head the Kingdom’s delegation participating in the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s delegation includes Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Saudi ambassador to the US; Adel bin Ahmed bin Al-Jubeir, minister of state for foreign affairs and envoy for climate; Faisal bin Fadhil Alibrahim, minister of economy and planning; Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, director general of the Saudi aid agency KS Relief; Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, deputy minister for international multilateral affairs and general supervisor of the public diplomacy deputyship; and Saudi Ambassador to the UN Abdulaziz Alwasil.
On the sidelines of UNGA80, the Kingdom will host a number of initiatives and meetings aimed at strengthening regional and international security and stability and advancing diplomatic humanitarian, and development efforts, the statement said.
Saudi Arabia will also chair the high-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at the leaders’ level, as well as the high-level ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementing of Two-State Solution.
Prince Faisal and his delegation will also participate in the UN’s commemoration of its 80th anniversary, in addition to a range of official meetings to bolster multilateral cooperation, review regional and international developments, support efforts to promote international peace and security, and coordinate joint work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
