External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to address the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday (local time), stepping in as India’s primary speaker at the high-level General Debate.

Jaishankar’s address, scheduled for September 27 in the morning session of the high-level debate, comes as UNGA80, under the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development and Human Rights”, marks the organisation’s 80th anniversary amid a world grappling with conflicts, climate crises, and economic volatility.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is also scheduled to deliver his address during the same session ahead of Jaishankar.

The EAM, since his arrival in New York, has been holding several multilateral and bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA.

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