The Prime Minister's Office announced that Benjamin Netanyahu will address the UN General Assembly in New York tonight at 21:00 Jerusalem time. He will hold bilateral meetings with the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Panama and Ethiopia, the vice president of Colombia, and the prime ministers of Greece, Slovenia and Papua New Guinea. The office said many leaders requested meetings but the tight schedule and the need to return before Sukkot limited the number.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the UN General Assembly in New York tonight at 21:00 Jerusalem time and hold bilateral meetings with nine world leaders, the Prime Minister's Office announced Thursday morning. The meetings include the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Panama and Ethiopia, the vice president of Colombia, and the prime ministers of Greece, Slovenia and Papua New Guinea. The office said many leaders requested meetings but the tight schedule and the need to return before Sukkot limited the number.
The announcement revises an earlier picture. At 08:33 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported, citing The Jerusalem Post, that Netanyahu was expected to hold few diplomatic meetings due to tight scheduling. Separately, citing Yediot Ahronot, we reported that Netanyahu is en route to New York aboard the "Wing of Zion" with heightened security measures, and that no meeting with President Trump has been arranged. The PMO had earlier confirmed the list of nine meetings, and today's formal announcement now sets the schedule.
The address comes as the UN General Assembly session convenes with roughly 130 heads of state in New York, a gathering The Zioneer reported on Tuesday as centered on regional security and the confrontation with Iran. No further details of the speech's content were provided, and it remains unclear whether any additional meetings will be added to the schedule.
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