Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on a previous visit to New York. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will fly to New York City later this month for an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations, the UN General Assembly leaders' week.<\/p>\n
The meeting was previously an annual fixture for New Zealand prime ministers, but Ardern has not attended in person since 2019.<\/p>\n
This is not her first visit to New York since the pandemic, however - she visited earlier this year as part of her US trade mission.<\/p>\n
Ardern will fly to the United States on Air New Zealand's inaugural direct flight between Auckland and New York's JFK Airport.<\/p>\n
\"I look forward to visiting the United States to meet with counterparts, and taking the opportunity to further promote New Zealand's reconnecting plan,\" Ardern said.<\/p>\n
\"It's an important opportunity to set out New Zealand's continued commitment to the multilateral system and international rules-based order. As the world continues to grapple with Covid-19, climate change, the Ukraine and geopolitical tensions, international co-operation is more important than ever,\" Ardern said.<\/p>\n
While in the United States, she will co-host a Christchurch Call to Action Leaders' Summit, with French President Emmanuel Macron and participate in events to promote trade, investment, and tourism.<\/p>\n
\"I look forward to meeting with heads of state and global tech leaders to continue our important work to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online,\" Ardern said.<\/p>\n
Leaders typically use UN General Assembly as an opportunity to meet one-on-one on the sidelines of the main event.<\/p>\n
Ardern has a number of these planned, although she has not announced with whom she will be meeting. <\/p>\n
She will also deliver New Zealand's national statement at the General Assembly.<\/p>\n
Ardern will also meet with the Motion Picture Association of America, a trade body representing the film industry, to promote New Zealand as a film destination.<\/p>\n
She will also attend the launch of the Invest New Zealand campaign \"Do Good, Do Well\" alongside major US investment funds.<\/p>\n
Ardern said Air New Zealand's new direct flight to New York was \"an exciting step in reconnecting New Zealand with the world, and will bring a welcome boost for our tourism and other businesses\".<\/p>\n
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