Premier Menachem Begin of Israel is scheduled to address the General Assembly’s special session on disarmament Friday, June 18. Israeli officials noted that this will be the first time that an incumbent Israeli Premier addresses a session of the United Nations.
Among other world leaders scheduled to address the special five-day session are President Reagan, June 17; Chancellor Helmut Schmidt of West Germany, June 14; and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain, June 16.
Israeli officials said they do not know if Begin will meet with any of these leaders. They also noted that Begin’s itinerary is not yet finalized and it is not yet known when he will arrive in New York.
According to Israeli officials, Begin decided to address the UN after he was invited to appear around the same time before the Albert Schweitzer Institute in New York as the co-winner with the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat of the Nobel Prize for peace in 1978. While in New York, Begin will meet with Jewish leaders, Israeli officials said.
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