PGMA attends UN general assembly
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrived in New York to join other world leaders at the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
They are expected to discuss the impact of rising food and fuel prices and the US financial turmoil on the advances made under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
During her five-day visit here, the President will also seek to further bolster the Philippines’ bilateral relations with other UN-member states and other organizations, including the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), on the sidelines of the UN High-Level meetings.
The President is also expected to meet with the leaders of Citibank, the largest bank in the US as of March 2007, and the largest foreign bank in the Philippines.
Aside from other speaking engagements, she will also take time to visit the Filipino communities in New York. (PIA/Bohol)
