Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj ‘Extraordinary Woman, Leader’: UNGA President

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj ‘Extraordinary Woman, Leader’: UNGA President

New York: UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa has hailed India’s former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as “an extraordinary woman and leader.” “Saddened by the news of the passing of @SushmaSwaraj, an extraordinary woman & leader who devoted her life to public service,” Espinosa, who is on a visit to Britain, tweeted on Tuesday.

“I had the honor of meeting her in my visits to #India, & will always remember her fondly. My deepest condolences to all of her loved ones,” she added after Swaraj died on Tuesday in New Delhi. In a tweet, Afghanistan’ s UN Mission also offered the “deepest condolences” of the Afghan people to the people and government of India on the passing away of Swaraj. It recalled that the organisation had a close working relation with her and received her cooperation on many of the Non-Resident Indians and persons of Indian Origin issues. (IANS)

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