Former United Nations General Assembly elects former Turkish diplomat to chair next year 8:33 June 18
A new Turkish diplomat was elected for the first time in a limited number of elections to chair the next UN General Assembly against the new coronavirus. At the next UN General Assembly, adjustments are being made in the direction of recording summit speeches in advance.
At the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the election to decide the chairman of the 75th United Nations General Assembly, which will open in September this year, was held by de facto confidence vote, and former Turkish diplomat Walkan Bozkir was elected in majority ..
This time, as a measure against the new coronavirus, the number of people who can sit in the seats of each country located in the parliament was limited to one, and the votes were taken at intervals of about 2 meters. In addition, the annual speech and press conference of the next chairperson, which will be held after election, will be canceled.
At UN Headquarters, staff work from home will be extended until the end of next month, and the number of participants in the conference will be severely limited thereafter, and the summit speeches of each country will also be recorded in advance at the UN General Assembly in September. Adjustment is progressing in the direction.
Meanwhile, the election of a non-permanent member of the Security Council was held on that day, and India was elected from Asia for a two-year term from January next year.