President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko arrived in New York to attend the high-level segment of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly. The Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko announced this on Twitter.
"The President of Ukraine and Mrs. Poroshenko arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly session", he wrote.
Президент України та пані Порошенко прибули до Нью-Йорку на сесію ГА ООН. Візит починається. pic.twitter.com/rvSo7b2TTy
— Volodymyr Yelchenko (@YelchenkoUN) 18 сентября 2016 г.
Recall, the 71st UN General Assembly session started at the headquarters of the world body in New York on September 14. Chairman of the General Assembly noted that the session should bring the organization to the implementation of 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations project to 2030. The annual general debate will begin on September 20 and will last until September 26.