UNGA president-elect Abdulla Shahid Friday known as on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who emphasised the significance of reforming the multilateral system to replicate the present realities and aspirations of a overwhelming majority of the world’s inhabitants, an official assertion mentioned.
Shahid, additionally the Maldives’ Foreign Minister, is visiting India in his capability because the president-elect of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) following the election held in New York on July 7.
Modi congratulated Shahid on his resounding victory within the election, noting that this displays the Maldives’ rising stature on the world stage.
The assertion mentioned, “Prime Minister felicitated the President-elect on his Vision Statement for a ‘Presidency of Hope’ and assured him of India’s full support and cooperation during his Presidency. He emphasised the importance of reforming the multilateral system, including the United Nations organs, to reflect the current realities of the world and the aspirations of a vast majority of the world’s population.”
Both leaders additionally mentioned the fast development within the India-Maldives bilateral relationship in recent times.
Delighted to satisfy President-Elect of the 76th UNGA and FM of Maldives H.E. Abdulla Shahid. I want him all success throughout his “Presidency of Hope”. Also reiterated India’s dedication to Maldives, as a key pillar of our “Neighborhood First” coverage. pic.twitter.com/buHPsevqLU
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 23, 2021
Modi expressed satisfaction that bilateral tasks are progressing properly regardless of the constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic. He emphasised the significance of the Maldives as a key pillar of India’s “Neighbourhood First policy” and the imaginative and prescient of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All within the Region), it mentioned.
Meanwhile, he mentioned in a speech that the worldwide group should come collectively to help the individuals of Afghanistan in realising their aspirations.
Shahid, the international minister of the Maldives, additionally mentioned at a number one think-tank that the United Nations has a “very clear role” to play in Afghanistan as upkeep of worldwide peace and safety is a mandate of the UN Security Council.
The Maldivian chief arrived in India on Wednesday on a three-day go to. India is the primary nation that Shahid is visiting in his official capability as president-elect of the UN General Assembly.
“Afghan people are resilient. Their leadership is strong, their government is a democratic government elected by the people,” he mentioned at an interactive session on the Indian Council of World Affairs.
“I think the international community needs to come together and assist the Afghan people in whatever way they so desire so that they could have the way forward that is being charted out by their government,” Shahid added.
The Taliban has been making fast advances throughout Afghanistan in the previous few weeks, after the US pulled out majority of its forces. The US goals to finish its withdrawal by August 31.
