President of UN General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, travels to Qatar to take part in the Doha Forum 2023
The PGA will speak at the Opening Panel of the Doha Forum and hold separate bilateral meetings with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, as well as the country’s Prime Minister, H.E., Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani; President Francis will deliver a lecture at Qatar University and visit the UN House among other engagements.
New York, 8 December 2023 – The President of the General Assembly (PGA), H.E., Mr. Dennis Francis, will undertake an official visit to the State of Qatar from 9 to 11 December.
The PGA will take part in the Doha Forum 2023 under the theme “What now for Palestine”.
President Francis will hold separate bilateral meetings with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, and H.E., Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, the country’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
On 10 December, President Francis will deliver a statement at the Opening Panel of the Doha Forum. In the afternoon, the PGA will give a lecture, “Navigating a New Era: Revitalizing Multilateralism for Global Challenges”, to students at Qatar University.
Whilst in Doha, Mr. Francis will visit the UN House before returning to New York on 11 December.
The PGA will depart from New York on Friday, 8 October, with his delegation.
He will be accompanied by his Special Adviser on the Summit of the Future, an Adviser on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs as well as a Communications Adviser.
Travel costs will be covered by the OPGA’s regular budget and by the State of Qatar.
For media inquiries and further information, please contact:
Katherine Stephan, Communications Adviser, travelling with President Francis: stephank@un.org,
Telephone: + 1 347 237 0132
Carolina Nazzaro, Media Relations Adviser: carolina.nazzaro@un.org
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