King to take part in UN General Assembly meeting

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah will begin within days a working visit to New York, where he will head the Jordanian delegation at the 70th Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly. 

The Monarch will deliver a speech before the UN General Assembly, slated for late this month, according to a Royal Court statement. 

On the sidelines of the visit, the King will meet with several world leaders and heads of participating delegations.  

King Abdullah will also take part in a summit that US President Barack Obama will host in New York to discuss the efforts of the international coalition fighting extremism, radicalism and terror gangs worldwide.

Furthermore, King Abdullah will also meet with several US economic leading figures from various sectors during his visit, according to the Royal Court statement.

In an interview with Jordan TV’s 60 Minutes on Friday, Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh said the King will use the platform to address the world on Jerusalem and the Syrian refugee burden.