Prime Minister Narendra Modi is asddressing the 74th United Nations General Assembly session in New York. Through the week the Prime Minister held bilateral meetings with US president Donald Trump and other world leaders, including Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian President Giuseppe Conte and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad.
In his address, the Prime Minister spoke about the need to deal with climate change at the earliest and emphasised on how India’s message to the world is that of harmony and peace, not dissension.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will shortly take the stage, where he is likely to raise the Kashmir issue.
Khan is expected to bring up the Kashmir issue in his speech, following which India will exercise its “right of reply” to respond, people familiar with developments said earlier in the day.Congratulatory messages pour in after the @UNGeneral Assembly speech and so do the selfie requests.
Those who were able to witness PM @narendramodi’s speech at the UN personally convey their good wishes to him, the Prem Minister’s office tweeted after PM Modi’s address at the 74th UNGA address.