UNGA: PM Modi In New York; Imran Khan To Meet Trump Today On Sidelines Of Session

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who arrived in New York on Saturday with focus on highlighting the Kashmir issue at the United Nations forum, is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump on Monday night. (local time).

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Sunday (local time) on the second leg of his ongoing US visit, to attend the 74^th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and participate in other "multilateral and bilateral" engagements after his "historic" visit to Houston, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday. The Prime Minister will be addressing the General Assembly for the second time. Upon landing, he was welcomed by India's permanent ambassador to the United Nations, Syed Akabruddin, and other officials at the JFK International Airport. Apart from bilateral meetings with other delegations, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Prime Minister will also meet the Indian community in New York outside the General Assembly Hall. Later today, he will take part in the UNSG's summit on Climate Change and Leaders' Dialogue on 'Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives'. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar tweeted, "Lending India's voice to the global discourse PM @narendramodi arrives in #NYC for #UNGA74. PM will be participating in sessions on Climate Change, SDG, and universal health among others and will meet India's various regional/multilateral partners." PM Modi addressed mega diaspora event ‘Howdy Modi’ on Sunday along with US President Donald Trump, where the friendship between the two leaders was on full display. Imran Khan Also in NY, Likely To Meet Trump Tonight: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who arrived in New York on Saturday with focus on highlighting the Kashmir issue at the United Nations forum, is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump on Monday. Imran is slated to meet Trump on September 23, between 9:30 PM to 11 PM (PST, Pak time), which has half hour difference with India. On Monday, his first informal engagement is breakfast with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. As always, the Pakistani Prime Minister's first official engagement at the UN is with the Chinese representative, and on Monday, Imran Khan will meet Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan. Khan is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27. UNGA address: Both PM Modi and Imran Khan are scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on September 27. PM Modi will speak first, on Friday morning, while Prime Minister Khan will speak later in the afternoon. Khan has already announced that he will highlight the Kashmir issue in his address.