French President Emmanuel Macron, recently reappointed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Argentina's new president — self-described “anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei — will take the podium on Jan. 17 afternoon, after a morning address by Guterres. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, after a day of meetings Monday including one with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is scheduled for a broadcast conversation with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will speak with CNN's Fareed Zakaria. It came hours after one missile strike earlier on Jan. 16 hit a U.S. vessel. “Please, strengthen our economy, and we will strengthen your security,” the Ukrainian leader said.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 17, 2024 07:52 UTC