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Sunak considers skipping the UN meeting in September: Reports
The Statesman
|August 05, 2023
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering skipping the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in September, reported on Thursday.
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Sunak has not confirmed his attendance at the UN General Assembly yet and is choosing to prepare for the annual Conservative Party conference due in early October, the report added.
"It has to fit in with a whole load of other things Rishi's doing. Nothing's nailed down yet.", a source familiar with the planning for the UN gathering told the newspaper.
This story is from the August 05, 2023 edition of The Statesman.
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