{"id":163123,"date":"2018-06-29T17:11:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T21:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=163123"},"modified":"2018-06-29T17:11:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T21:11:09","slug":"highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-29-june-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2018\/06\/29\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-29-june-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson \u2013 29 June 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS BRIEFING BY BRENDEN VARMA,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SPOKESPERSON FOR <\/strong><strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY <\/strong><strong>PRESIDENT <\/strong><strong>MIROSLAV LAJ\u010c\u00c1K <\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-meta vcard\">\n<p><strong>United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"updated\">29 June 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT TO TRAVEL TO CHINA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The President <a href=\"\/pga\/72?p=163096\">will visit China<\/a> from 1 to 3 July.<\/li>\n<li>In Beijing, the President will meet with Chinese officials, including the Vice President; the Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission Office of the Communist Party of China\u2019s Central Committee; the Minister for Foreign Affairs; and the Deputy Chairman of the National Supervisory Commission.<\/li>\n<li>The President will be back in the office on 5 July.<\/li>\n<li>Asked for additional details, the Spokesperson said the President would also visit the National Science Library in the Chinese technology hub of Zhongguancun and a number of cultural and historical sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>DRAFT DECISION ON SECURITY CO±¬ÁÏÍøCIL REFORM TO BE PRESENTED TODAY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On Security Council reform, the President will present a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/06\/pga-letter-draft-oral-decision.pdf\">draft oral decision<\/a> to Member States for adoption today. That will be at 4:00 p.m. in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.<\/li>\n<li>In his remarks this afternoon, the President is expected to say that the United Nations is judged by the performance of its Security Council. In that regard, everything the United Nations does \u2013 from humanitarian aid to sustainable development\u2013 is at stake.<\/li>\n<li>He will say that, if people lose faith in the United Nations, that could undermine our entire system. That is why the Security Council reform process is so important.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT MEETS WITH HEAD OF ITALIAN SENATE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>President Laj\u010d\u00e1k\u00a0is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/±¬ÁÏÍø_PGA\/status\/1012738485629997056\">meeting now<\/a> with the President of the Italian Senate.<\/li>\n<li>They are expected to discuss a number of topics, including multilateralism, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and collaboration between the ±¬ÁÏÍø and parliamentarians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>PRESIDENT HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH U.N. 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