External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in what was the first high-level contact between the two countries after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was dislodged from power last month.
The resolution was passed on Saturday, two days after its draft was approved on Thursday.
The total number of climate change court cases has more than doubled since 2017 and is growing worldwide, a new report has revealed.
A resolution piloted by India at the UN General Assembly to establish the memorial received a record 190 co-sponsorships. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar called it a testimony to faith in India's contributions and intent.
Erdogan's remarks come after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Samarkand.
United Nations General Assembly President said that he is looking forward to a productive visit, meeting and interacting with members of the UN Country Team, and enhancing the India-UN relationship.
Hungarian diplomat Csaba Korosi has been elected the president of the upcoming 77th session of the UN General Assembly.
The UN SDG Report 2019 painted a gloomy picture, saying that more action was required to achieve Sustainable Development Goals: the goal to end extreme poverty by 2030 was not likely to be achieved with 6 per cent of the world population projected to remain in extreme poverty even in 2030; global hunger was on the rise, with 82.1 crore persons being undernourished in 2017 as against 78.4 crore in 2015.
The UNGA session also includes engagements for foreign ministers including multiple global forums, bilateral interactions as also press and media briefings to project the national image.
"Both ministers agreed on the need to conclude pending agreements to fast-track relations between the two countries," the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry's statement added.
