NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS PRIME MINISTER OF BANGLADESH TO VISIT HEADQUARTERS 24 OCTOBER

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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS PRIME MINISTER OF BANGLADESH TO VISIT HEADQUARTERS 24 OCTOBER

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, will visit Headquarters on Thursday, 24 October to meet with Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and to address the General Assembly.

The Prime Minister will arrive with the members of her party at the Secretariat Entrance at 11:55 a.m. Escorted by the Chief of Protocol, she will proceed to the 38th floor where she will confer with the Secretary- General at noon.

At approximately 12:30 p.m., the Prime Minister will proceed to the West Foyer on the 2nd floor. The Prime Minister and President Paul Biya of Cameroon, accompanied by the Secretary-General, will then proceed to the 4th floor and to the Delegates' Dining Room, where luncheon will be served in their honour.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., the Prime Minister will proceed to the 2nd floor and to the West Foyer to await the time of her address to the General Assembly. At about 3:30 p.m., the Prime Minister will proceed to room GA-200, and at the invitation of the Assembly President, will address the Assembly plenary. After her statement, she will proceed to room S-3427 to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The Prime Minister will then depart Headquarters at the Secretariat Entrance.

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