Skopje, 19 September 2023 (MIA) — President Stevo Pendarovski will attend the opening of the General Debate of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He is set to address the general debate on Friday, Sept. 22, according to an official press release.

Later on Tuesday, the head of state will hold bilateral meetings with the King of Jordan Abdullah II, and with the President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides.

President Pendarovski will also attend a working lunch organized by the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell for the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. 

In the evening, Pendarovski will attend a reception organized by US President Joe Biden.

Previously, on Monday, Pendarovski addressed the UN General Assembly's Sustainable Development Goals SDG Summit. He also met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and had brief meetings with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Slovenian President Natasha Pirc-Musar, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, and EC President Ursula von der Leyen.

He also attended a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic joining the United Nations organized by Chancellor Scholz, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Svenja Schulze. mr/