According to a statement issued by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UN headquarters in New York, during his stay in Tehran Mr. Eliasson will also meet with senior members of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and other officials.
Before coming to Tehran, Mr. Eliasson, will travel to Riyadh to participate in meetings with senior members of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other members of the royal family. On October 9, he will travel to Abu Dhabi, where he will meet with senior members of the government of the United Arab Emirates. He will travel to Istanbul, to represent the Secretary-General at the Global Forum on Migration, and take that opportunity to meet with senior Turkish leaders on October 13.
On October 14, Mr. Eliasson will visit Geneva for the Global Consultation on the 2016 Humanitarian Summit. He will also have meetings with Member States and senior UN officials in Geneva. The Deputy Secretary-General will return to New York after his travels.
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