The President of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, met today with H.E. Mahmoud Abbas President of the State of Palestine and H.E. Riyad al-Maliki Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine. The President of the General Assembly congratulated the State of Palestine on the assumption the presidency of the G-77. The President highlighted the important role of the G-77 as a driving force for multilateralism.