Ivan Kondov will be in New York to participate in the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly
22 September 2024 - 28 September 2024 Diplomatic CalendarThe Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov will be on a working visit to New York in the period 22—28 September 2024 to participate in the delegation for the opening of the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, which this year will be themed ‘Leaving No One Behind: Acting together to advance peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations’ and in a number of side events. Minister Kondov will also be part of the delegation led by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Summit for the Future, dedicated to finding solutions through multilateral cooperation.
The foreign minister will deliver a speech during the High-Level Open Debate of the Security Council ‘Leadership for Peace’, organised by the Slovenian Presidency of the UN Security Council.
Ivan Kondov will participate in the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, as well as in the US State Department-hosted G7+ Foreign Ministers’ meeting on support for Ukraine’s energy sector and a side event at ministerial level on ‘Advancing Sustainable Development through Safe, Secure and Reliable Artificial Intelligence’.
Minister Kondov will also take part in the Informal Ministerial Meeting, organised by the EEAS, between the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), in the Annual Luncheon of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) countries on ‘Increasing Competitiveness in Southeast Europe to Improve Economic Growth and Convergence with the European Union’, and in the Informal Breakfast of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central European Initiative (CEI) Member States.
The Minister's programme also includes participation in the traditional Transatlantic Foreign Ministers' Dinner, given by the US Secretary of State.
In the framework of the Forum Ivan Kondov will take part in other side events such as the 14th Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of Mediation Group on ‘Staying the Course: Strengthening Mediation in a Changing Conflict Environment’, the Ministerial Meeting on ‘The Situation in Gaza and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution as a Path to a Just and Comprehensive Peace’ organised by the OIC Contact Group on Gaza, EU and Norway, etc.
The agenda of Minister Kondov's working visit also includes a number of bilateral meetings with his counterparts, as well as participation in the Quadrilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting between Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Croatia.
From New York, Minister Kondov will travel to Washington, D.C., where on September 30, at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, he will participate in the annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Global Coalition against ISIS (Daesh).