
World leaders gathered in New York to address global issues
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The UN General Assembly is an annual meeting that brings world leaders together in New York every September.
At the 193-member UN Headquarters in New York, state and government leaders and foreign ministers will evaluate the prominent topics of the global agenda from the General Assembly podium between 22-28 September.
Within the scope of the 81st General Assembly, which was held with the theme "Reestablishing trust, managing transformation: A UN that produces results for everyone", many issues will be discussed, especially the developments in the Middle East, the genocide in Gaza, the Ukrainian war, conflicts, global security, climate change, development and the problems facing the international system.
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During the General Assembly week, where Türkiye is represented by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leaders as well as senior executives of the UN and international organizations will hold various contacts.
The week of high-level engagement started with speeches by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman. Brazil, the host country USA, Jordan and Türkiye will be first on the podium of the General Assembly.
The highlights of Trump's speech are as follows:
After attending the 81st General Assembly discussions at the UN General Assembly Hall, President Erdoğan met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres. During the meeting, Erdoğan signed the notebook prepared for the 81st General Assembly. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Environment Murat Kurum, Agriculture and Food Policy Board Member Mehdi Eker and Türkiye's Consul General in New York Muhittin Ahmet Yazal also attended the meeting.

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi announced that 18 accounts were identified by the Department of Combating Cyber Crimes against provocative and disinformative posts about the armed attack in Manisa and that he requested the removal of content and blocking of access to 47 URL addresses.

Addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly for the 16th time, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan increased criticism against Israel in his speech, supported the establishment of the State of Palestine and emphasized that he would not remain silent against global injustices.

Ambassadors of EU member states gathered in Brussels and agreed to extend Russian sanctions imposed on more than 3 thousand individuals and organizations for 36 months. Slovakia and France wanted Usmanov to be removed from the list, Luxemburg wanted Fridman to be removed from the list, Latvia vetoed it, but the decision was taken with no abstentions in the final vote.
President Erdoğan spoke at the 81st UN General Assembly on the sovereignty of Palestine, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the necessity of UN reform, the security of Syria, the international recognition of the TRNC and the organization of COP31 in Antalya.

Addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly for the 16th time, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described Israel's attacks on Gaza as state terrorism, supported the new process in Syria, and brought up issues such as UN Security Council reform and the COP31 summit in Antalya for climate justice.