Baerbock to take over UN General Assembly President - Bild

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will take over as President of the United Nations General Assembly. She will begin work this fall.

The German p8ublication Bild reported this on Wednesday, March 19.

According to the publication, Baerbock was unlikely to want to take over as UN General Assembly President after she leaves her post as foreign minister.

Bild writes that Berlin considers Baerbock's desire to remain foreign minister an open secret.

Before the last election, Baerbock participated in the Greens' election campaign "with great enthusiasm." According to the publication, at that moment she was discussing her career prospects with colleagues in the event of the party's defeat in the elections. The post of President of the UN General Assembly probably caught her attention when it became clear that the Greens were defeated.

The publication claims that after the elections, Baerbock turned to the likely candidate for the post of Chancellor Friedrich Merz in order to enlist his support.

It is noted that the post of President of the UN General Assembly can be held for one year. The work consists of leading meetings and performing representative functions.

In late spring, Baerbock will have to present her work program at the UN headquarters (New York, USA). She will start work in September this year.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on March 17, Annalena Baerbock said that Germany would increase the amount of aid that Ukraine will receive from the country by EUR 3 billion during 2025.

Recall, in February this year, Baerbock said that Germany intends to increase pressure on the United States due to Washington's position on the negotiations on Ukraine.

We also wrote that in November 2024, Baerbock came to Kyiv on a working visit.