The State of Qatar Elected as Vice-President of 73rd Session of General Assembly

State of Qatar

New York                                                                                                                                                                                              05 June 2018

The United Nations General Assembly today elected the State of Qatar as Vice-President of the General Assembly for its 73rd session, which will begin in mid-September.

This election is a recognition by the Member States of the role played by the State of Qatar in the United Nations, and the distinct status of its role at the regional and international levels.

Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa on Tuesday was elected president of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly taking over from Slovakian Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak. She won 128 of the votes, compared to the 62 votes the Honduras representative won out of the total 193.

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