Israel’s envoy becomes vice president of UN General Assembly
Israel’s UN ambassador begins serving as vice president of the world body’s General Assembly.
Danny Danon will preside over a GA session for the first time on September 19, during the address by his boss, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the annual gathering of world leaders, a statement from the UN mission says.
“I am proud to represent Israel in this important role that reinforces our position as an equal partner at the UN,” Danon is quoted as saying in the statement. “We have proven once again that there is no role we cannot fulfill in the world’s most important international organization.”
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