Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly President Mr. Mogens Lykketoft today addressed a joint meeting of the Foreign Affairs, Development and Human Rights Committees of the European Parliament.<\/p>\n
Mr. Lykketoft exchanged views with the members of the European Parliament\u00b4s Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and the Subcommittee on Human Rights.<\/p>\n
Among the topics the GA President addressed were the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, Peace and Security, Humanitarian Affairs, the refugee crisis, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ reform and the election of the next Secretary General.<\/p>\n
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