President arrives in United States, representatives for Lula to hold event on sidelines Monday, September 19, 2016 Macri jets into New York ahead of UN General AssemblyPresident Mauricio Macri will renew Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the disputed Malvinas Islands during the 71st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, state-run news agency Télam said yesterday. “(Argentine) sovereignty over Malvinas is permanent and a non-negotiable claim of all Argentine people,” Macri told the press after his arriva in New York yesterday, accompanied by First Lady Juliana Awada. Macri’s first speech as Argentine President at the UN General Assembly will take place tomorrow at 11.30am. The representatives will defend the president and denounce the “judicial persecution” levelled against the former president in Brazilian courts. The lawyer denied that their intention was to hinder new President Michel Temer’s participation in the Assembly, which is traditionally opened with Brazil as first speaker.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald September 19, 2016 03:33 UTC