Permanent Representative of Bangladesh meets UNGA President

UsaNewsOnline.com, New York, 9 December : Permanent Representative of Bangladesh Masud bin Momen has met the President of the 70^th Session of United Nations General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft, at his chamber at the UN Headquarters today.

The GA President received the PR very warmly and informed him about his recent engagement at COP21 in Paris. The President informed that he would host a high level event to kick start the implementation of both SDGs and climate agreement in April next.

Masud bin Momen conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Speaker of the Parliament and Foreign Minister to GA President.

Mogens Lykketoft was the Speaker of the Danish Parliament prior to his present assignment. He also served as Foreign Minister and Finance Minister of Denmark.
The PR lauded the role of the GA President in steering the GA and the UN as a whole during his tenure.

During his Presidency, the UN has observed its 70^th anniversary of  foundation. It also has been discussing the implementation process of 2030 sustainable development goals. The PR assured him the fullest cooperation of Bangladesh delegation in his endeavor to steer this process.

The PR apprised the GA President of the role Bangladesh as Chair of LDCs to protect and promote the interest of LDCs. He said, Bangladesh, as one of the leading troop contributing countries, has been contributing to the global peace and security. Bangladesh has also actively participating in peace building commission, he noted.

Masud bin Momen informed the GA President that during its Chairmanship of Global Forum on Migration and Development next year Bangladesh would try to engage the UN member states in promoting migration. Bangladesh as one of the climatic vulnerable country has given priority to deal with the issues of climate change, he emphasized and added that the developed counties who are responsible for massive carbon emission should finance the affected developing countries.