Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

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Noon Briefings

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

18/07/2001
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General in Geneva


The Secretary-General is still in Geneva.  He met this morning with his former Special Envoy for the Balkans, Carl Bildt, for a review of the situation in that region of the world.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

17/07/2001
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good Afternoon.


**Secretary-General in Geneva


The Secretary-General is spending much of today in Geneva meeting with United Nations agency heads. 

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

16/07/2001
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General in Geneva


The Secretary-General spent the weekend in Geneva, where this morning he addressed the opening of the High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which this year focused on Africa.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

13/07/2001
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


I guess at the back of the room, we have guests from the independent media from Serbia.  Where are the Serbian journalists?  Okay, I was told we have journalists from Serbia here.  Well, journalists from Pakistan, you’re very welcome.