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By Sohail Khan 21 September 2026, 8:28 am

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Trump eyes busy week of meetings as UN General Assembly gathers
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US President Trump will attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He is scheduled to meet with leaders from Ukraine and the United Kingdom. The US President will also address the General Assembly on global issues. Discussions will likely include the ongoing conflict with Iran and its implications. Trump's agenda features meetings with various international political figures.

Donald Trump eyes busy week of meetings as UN General Assembly gathers — U.S. President Donald Trump at the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's two days attending the United Nations General Assembly will include a series of bilateral meetings and events with notable political figures such as the leaders of Ukraine and the United Kingdom, and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Nearly 130 heads of state are meeting in New York as the post-World War Two order comes under strain and with the UN itself struggling to remain relevant while weathering ‌attacks from Trump, who has long expressed disdain for the institution and has slashed US funding for many of its agencies.

Trump is expected to arrive in New York on Monday afternoon for "political events" at Trump Tower that evening, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told reporters on Friday. On Tuesday morning, Trump will address the UN General Assembly.

"The president will highlight how he has and his administration have confronted complex problems head-on around the world," Waltz said. "He will touch on the importance of ensuring that Iran never has a nuclear weapon."

IRAN CONFLICT LOOMS OVER MEETINGS

Hanging over Trump's meetings will be the US-Israeli war with Iran, now more than six months old with no immediate end in sight and at risk of expanding as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants attack Saudi Arabia and threaten a crucial shipping route.

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The conflict with Iran will likely be discussed when Trump participates in a meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders. He will then hold a reception for the council, during which he is set to have his first in-person meeting with Delcy Rodriguez, the interim president of Venezuela backed by Washington after the US military ousted former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

MEETING WITH DEMOCRATIC MAYOR

Trump, a Republican who is originally from New York City, is also set to meet on Monday with Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the mayor's office told Reuters in a statement on Sunday. The meeting will take place at the mayor's official residence, Gracie Mansion, and will focus on "issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers," it said.

The two politicians have criticized each other's policy positions and hold radically different worldviews, yet their first meeting last November at the White House proved to be friendly, and Mamdani described their second meeting earlier this year as productive.

A White House official confirmed the meeting with Mamdani.

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ZELENSKIY MEETING ON TUESDAY

Also on Trump's agenda is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who said in a social media post on Sunday that he and Trump agreed to meet in New York. The Ukrainian leader did not say when the meeting would take place, but a person familiar with the matter said it is expected to happen on Tuesday.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the possible Zelenskiy meeting.

On Tuesday, Trump is set for separate bilateral meetings with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham – the first in-person meeting of the two leaders – and with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Trump also will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi at some point during the UN gathering, Iraqi outlets reported last week.

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