New York: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached New York on Saturday to address the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, which was scheduled in his three day visit in US. PM Modi flew to New York from Washington after holding his first bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House and attended his first in person Quad summit on Friday.

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Prime Minister and his counterparts Scott Morrison of Australia and Japan’s Yoshihide Suga attended the meeting of Quad leaders hosted by US President Biden in Washington. Modi in his tweet said that landed in New York City and will be addressing the UNGA at 6:30pm (IST) on the 25^th. He will address the General Debate of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on Saturday. The theme for this year’s General Debate is building Resilience through hope to recover from Covid – 19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalize the UN.

As per the second provisional list of speakers for the General Assembly, about 109 heads of State and Government will address the General Debate in person and nearly 60 will deliver speeches through pre recorded video statements.