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Biden looks to turn page on 20 years of war in UN address

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By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden begins his first visit to the U.N. General Assembly ready to make the case to world leaders that after closing the chapter on 20 years of war, the U.S. aims to rally allies and adversaries to work together on a slew of crises including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and trade and economics. The president faced a healthy measure of skepticism when he arrived in New York on Monday to start a week of high-level diplomacy. Biden’s first stop was to meet with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to offer endorsements for the body’s relevance and multilateral coordination.

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