Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President-elect of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly, today arrived in New Delhi on a two-day visit to India. He was received by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. She congratulated Mr. Lykketoft on his election as President of the landmark 70th Session of the Assembly. Mrs. Swaraj conveyed India's expectations to achieve concrete forward movement on the UN Security Council reform negotiations as well as finalization of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism under his Presidency .<br/><br/>The session is expected to address several important issues, including adoption and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Security Council Reform, Review of UN Peacekeeping Operations, Climate Change, and Review of the Tunis Agenda (World Summit on Information Society). <br/>During the visit, Mr. Lykketoft is scheduled to call on the Prime Minister. <br/><br/>Mr. Lykketoft was unanimously elected by the General Assembly as the President of the 70th Session on 15th June this year and is scheduled to assume his new responsibilities with the commencement of the Session from 15th of next month. <br/><br/>Earlier, Mr. Lykketoft was the Speaker of the Danish Parliament and has served as Finance Minister and Foreign Minister of Denmark.