President of UN General Assembly to visit

Abdulla Shahid

The President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to be in Guyana for an official visit today and tomorrow.

A release yesterday from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Shahid assumed the presidency in September 2021 following his election by the Member States of the United Nations. This is the first time that a Maldivian national is serving in this position.

Shahid themed his term in office a “presidency of hope” and focused on five