Queen Elizabeth II plans to address UN General Assembly
08:03, 26 January 2010
UNITED NATIONS. January 26. KAZINFORM UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Monday welcomed the announcement from Buckingham Palace that Queen Elizabeth II will visit United Nations Headquarters in New York in July, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The British monarch is slated to address the 192-member General Assembly on July 6 for the first time in over 50 years.
As Britain's head of state and 15 other UN member states, the only other time the Queen addressed the General Assembly was in 1957.
A statement issued by Ban's spokesperson said Ban warmly welcome the announcement of the upcoming visit, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.news.xinhuanet.com for full version.