The U.N. Logo on a door in the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Next week, President Biden will be there with other world leaders for the annual General Assembly.
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The U.N. Logo on a Door at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Next week, President Biden will be there with other world leaders for the annual General Assembly.
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President Biden, who will meet with the leaders of five Central Asian nations, also known as “Stans”, next week at the U.N. General Assembly, will be the very first U.S. leader to do so. The meeting on Tuesday with the former Soviet countries is expected to be closely monitored by Russia and China. Jake Sullivan is Biden’s National Security Advisor. He said that Biden would discuss regional security, trade, climate, and governance issues with the leaders. “We’ve made a lot points,” Sullivan stated. The two leaders have had many meetings over the course of their political careers. However, this will be the first meeting since Netanyahu was elected last fall.
Biden is planning another meeting with Brazilian president Luiz inacio Lula da So. Sullivan stated that labor leaders will also be present.
On September 15, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to reporters in the White House about President Biden’s upcoming meetings with the United Nations General Assembly.
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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to reporters on September 15 at the White House about President Biden’s upcoming meetings with the United Nations General Assembly.
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Zelenskyy is in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
Then, on Thursday Biden will host Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House. This meeting comes at a time when the White House has asked Congress for an additional $24 billion in funding to assist Ukraine in fighting the Russian invasion.
Congress approved over $112 billion for Ukraine’s aid in four spending measures last year. Some Republicans in the House of Representatives have pushed back against adding to that, and the new request is wrapped up in a broader fight over government spending that threatens to shut down the government at the end of the month.Sullivan said Zelenskyy will meet with congressional leaders from both parties during his visit to make the case for more funding.
“We believe that whatever other to-ing and fro-ing there is in the legislative context, that at the end of the day the United States will be able to continue to deliver for Ukraine,” Sullivan said.