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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj kicked off her week-long diplomatic engagements at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday morning, attending a special meeting on drugs convened at the instance of U.S President Donald Trump. Ms. Swaraj will attend several bilateral and multilateral meetings over the next few days. She will address the UNGA on Saturday. Ms. Swaraj will also attend a special meeting on climate change being convened by Secretary General António Guterres during her stay in New York. U.S. hostility The 73rd UNGA is taking place against the backdrop of increased American hostility towards the world body in particular and multilateralism in general. Mr. Trump believes that multilateral global bodies and treaties function to the detriment and at the cost of the U.S. Mr. Trump is, however, seeking more support from member countries for his combative stance against Iran. As Mr. Trump pushes ahead with his ‘America First’ agenda, India will be trying to secure its interests and preserve its standing, according to a senior official overseeing Ms. Swaraj’s engagements. His stated scorn for the UN notwithstanding, Mr. Trump praised the body while addressing the special meeting on drugs. “…[T]he scourge of drug addiction claims too many lives around the world. Today we commit to fight the drug problem together…” he said.
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