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Bangladesh’s top diplomat elected UN General Assembly leader in tight race
Khalilur Rahman elected as the president of the UNGA’s 81st session, garnering 99 votes in secret ballot.
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Khalilur Rahman elected as the president of the UNGA’s 81st session, garnering 99 votes in secret ballot. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly after defeating Cyprus’s Ambassador Andreas Kakouris in a closely contested vote, taking the helm of the world’s most representative diplomatic body at a time of mounting pressure on the multilateral system.
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