1st LD: Volkan Bozkir of Turkey elected president of UN General Assembly

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UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Volkan Bozkir of Turkey was elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, which begins in September 2020.

Bozkir, a Turkish diplomat who was running uncontested, won unanimous support of the 178 UN members that were present and voting.

He will take over from Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the current General Assembly president, in September. A General Assembly president has a one-year term. Enditem

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