IRNA � Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to visit New York Thursday to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-level Meeting on Sustaining Peace.


The event is to be held on April 24-25 in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Zarif is to deliver speech on April 24.

Holding bilateral meetings with other countries is on Zarif�s itinerary.

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will accompany Iranian FM during the trip.

UNGA President Miroslav Lajcak will convene a high-level meeting to assess efforts undertaken and opportunities to strengthen the UN's work on peacebuilding and sustaining peace.

As specific objectives, the meeting will reflect on how to: 1) Adjust to the new UN approach to peace with the emphasis on conflict prevention; 2) Strengthen operational and policy coherence within the United Nations system towards peacebuilding and sustaining peace; 3) Increase, restructure and better prioritize funding to United Nations peacebuilding activities; 4) Strengthen partnerships between the UN and key stakeholders in the field; 5) Address the root causes of conflict to sustain peace; 6) Address the role of women and youth in peacebuilding.