{"id":51539,"date":"2025-09-21T10:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T09:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=51539"},"modified":"2025-09-21T10:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T09:33:01","slug":"prime-minister-robert-abela-in-new-york-for-the-80th-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/prime-minister-robert-abela-in-new-york-for-the-80th-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Robert Abela in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\" style=\"color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00;\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Prime Minister Robert Abela is in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">More than 190 Leaders including Heads of State or Government will be participating and joining discussions on different themes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> In New York, on behalf of Malta and together with other countries, Prime Minister Robert Abela will be formally recognising the State of Palestine.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This is as part of a political commitment given by Prime Minister Robert Abela and Malta\u2019s consistent position in favour of the two-State solution.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> A position that also speaks of dialogue and the need for peace in the Middle East while Malta continues to condemn the attacks of 7 October 2023 by the terrorist group Hamas, which has no role in the State of Palestine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Malta continues to call for the unconditional release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas while calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> Meanwhile, Prime Minister Robert Abela has several other meetings on different and bilateral topics before addressing the United Nations General Assembly.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The theme of the 80th session in the words of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, is \u2018Better Together: 80 Years and Beyond for Peace, Rights and Human Development\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"OvtS8d\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"NQSJo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"UdTY9 WdefRb\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-location=\"2\">\n<div class=\"kO6q6e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XL3Kf XExWNc\">\n<div class=\"a8FIud X0rvP\">\n<div data-show-delay-ms=\"250\" data-append-to-body=\"false\" data-propagate-tooltip-mouseover-events=\"true\" data-anchor-corner=\"bottom-end\" data-enable-skip-handler=\"true\" data-popup-corner=\"top-end\">\n<div class=\"dig2sb\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XL3Kf XExWNc\">\n<div class=\"a8FIud X0rvP\">\n<div data-show-delay-ms=\"250\" data-append-to-body=\"false\" data-propagate-tooltip-mouseover-events=\"true\" data-anchor-corner=\"bottom-end\" data-enable-skip-handler=\"true\" data-popup-corner=\"top-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ebT7ne VOLvac sMVRZe\">\n<div class=\"F0pQVc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"VO9ucd\">\n<div class=\"aJIq1d\" dir=\"ltr\" data-language-code=\"en\" data-language-name=\"Ingli\u017c\" data-text=\"Prime Minister Robert Abela in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly Prime Minister Robert Abela is in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. 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