DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Mr. Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov, has been elected one of deputy heads of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly (GA), according to the Tajik MFA information department.
On June 11, the General Assembly elected president and his deputies of its upcoming 69th session.
The President of the United Nations General Assembly was chosen from the African Group with Uganda”s Sam Kutesa being the unanimous Africa Union”s Executive Council”s candidate, thus bypassing the need for an election.
Mr. Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov, Head of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United Nations, was elected one of deputy heads of the session.
The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. Comprising all 193 Member of the United Nations, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter.
