“President Xi Jinping will take part in a series of high-level meetings on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN via video link and will deliver a speech,” the statement reads.

Earlier it was reported that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will lead the Russian delegation to participate in the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, the head of state will speak via video link.

Representative of Turkey Volkan Bozkyr will become the chairman of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.