UNGA head outlines priorities for upcoming session

president-elect of 75th session of U.N. General Assembly is warning coronavirus pandemic poses a "serious threat" to global security.

Volkan Bozkir, a Turkish diplomat, is taking on role as U.N. grapples with an unprecedented pandemic, and questions future direction it should take.

Speaking before delegates at General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Bozkir said " pandemic has been used to justify unilateral steps and weaken rules-based international system."

He argued "se criticisms are t baseless, but ir conclusions are misguided.

Bozkir pledged to deepen international cooperation amongst states to combat spre of disease.