Babis To Attend UN General Assembly

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis

Prime Minister Andrej Babis will attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.

Babis said he has scheduled a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss bilateral relations.

The annual event opens on Tuesday. The Czech government said Babis would address the gathering on Wednesday as a stand-in for President Milos Zeman.

Trade wars, migration, energy supplies, climate change and the eradication of poverty underpin the basic themes of the 193-member General Assembly agenda.