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Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has congratulated Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman on his election as the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday (June 2), the Prime Minister stated, “This achievement reflects Bangladesh’s growing contribution and credibility on the global stage.”
He further added, “We believe he will proudly represent Bangladesh and foster connection, dialogue, and cooperation in addressing multilateral and shared crises. We wish him every success in this new responsibility.”
It is noteworthy that Dr. Khalilur Rahman was elected President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in an election held at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, defeating his rival candidate from Cyprus, Andreas S. Kakouris.
Out of 190 participating countries, he secured 99 votes, while his opponent Andreas S. Kakouris received 91 votes.
Dr. Khalilur Rahman will serve as the President of the UN General Assembly for the next one year. He will succeed Germany’s former Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock.
