Hasina dines with Ban, attends climate summit
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived in New York Tuesday morning (NY time), joined 24 other heads of government at a dinner hosted by UN secretary-general Ban Ki Moon early Wednesday (Dhaka time), reports bdnews24.com.
New York-based News World editor Abu Taher told the news agency by telephone that she attended the dinner Tuesday evening and then the climate summit.
US President Barack Obama also joined the dinner.
The Prime Minister sought to use the event to unite the worse-affected countries and resolve compensation claims on climate change.
She attended the general debate of the 64th UN General Assembly session in the morning.
Hasina and Obama were due to attend a sidelines meeting of nine countries contributing major UN peacekeeping forces around the world Wednesday.
Bangladesh is a leading contributor to the peacekeeping missions, with around 10,000 personnel from the country engaged in different missions around the world.
"She's arrived and on her way to hotel," said Dr A K Abdul Momen, Bangladesh's permanent representative to the UN at 8pm Dhaka time Tuesday.
"We kept the morning free since it's been a long flight for her starting on the Eid day in Dhaka," Dr Momen the bdnews24.com by phone.
Hasina spent 21 hours on the flight, including a stopover at Dubai, to reach New York.
New York-based News World editor Abu Taher told the news agency by telephone that she attended the dinner Tuesday evening and then the climate summit.
US President Barack Obama also joined the dinner.
The Prime Minister sought to use the event to unite the worse-affected countries and resolve compensation claims on climate change.
She attended the general debate of the 64th UN General Assembly session in the morning.
Hasina and Obama were due to attend a sidelines meeting of nine countries contributing major UN peacekeeping forces around the world Wednesday.
Bangladesh is a leading contributor to the peacekeeping missions, with around 10,000 personnel from the country engaged in different missions around the world.
"She's arrived and on her way to hotel," said Dr A K Abdul Momen, Bangladesh's permanent representative to the UN at 8pm Dhaka time Tuesday.
"We kept the morning free since it's been a long flight for her starting on the Eid day in Dhaka," Dr Momen the bdnews24.com by phone.
Hasina spent 21 hours on the flight, including a stopover at Dubai, to reach New York.