The President of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Miroslav Lajčák, started on 13 January 2018 a trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Qatar.
Lajčák will arrive to Kuwait on the night of Monday 15 January, and will start his meetings on the morning of Tuesday 16 January with Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of the State Kuwait; Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait; and officials and the United Nations Country Team.
While in Kuwait, he will also hold a lecture at the Diplomatic Institute.
Please find below the programme of the PGA’s visit with specific times.
UNIC Beirut kindly requests media representatives in the State of Kuwait to give this visit the necessary coverage.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Katharina Kandt, Adviser to the President of the General Assembly, +1 917 244 3890; [email protected]
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Meetings:
- 10:30 AM Bilateral meeting with Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (Head of State)
- Location: Bayan Palace
- 11:30 AM Address at the Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Location: Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 12:30 PM Bilateral meeting with Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Location: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
