NEW DELHI (TIP): India‘s Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will address the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 28. During his visit to US, he will meet with President Obama in Washington on September 27. He is also likely to have a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in New York, on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly meeting. The UNGA, with the theme “Post-2015 Development Agenda: Setting the Stage!”- will be attended by nearly 193 member countries and is scheduled from September 17 to October 2. Dr Singh will address during the high-level meeting segment which will be from September 24 to October 1, Additional Secretary Navtej Singh Sarna (International Organizations) in Ministry of External Affairs said. Mr. Sarna also said the External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will hold bilateral talks with ministers of China, Egypt, Libya, Germany and UAE among others apart from attending ministerial meeting at the UN. Mr. Khurshid will also take part in G-77, NAM ministerial, BRICS, IBSA and G-4 meetings of Foreign Ministers.
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