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UN assembly chief unhappy at NY mayor spurning COVID meeting

by Edith M. Lederer
| October 23, 2020 3:30 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the United Nations General Assembly wasn’t happy that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio rejected a meeting with him to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of the 193-member world organization -- and he issued a rare statement Friday expressing sadness and concern at the snub.

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