In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


21/07/2003
Press Briefing


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


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


Good afternoon.


**Iraq


Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, will be arriving in New York later today.  Tomorrow, he will address the Security Council to present the Secretary-General’s report.

15/07/2003
Press Briefing


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


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General – Washington Trip


Yesterday afternoon, the Secretary-General met with President George W. Bush and his senior advisers in the White House, discussing, among other topics, Liberia and Iraq.

14/07/2003
Press Briefing


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


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General in Washington


The Secretary-General this morning left New York for Washington, where he is to meet with President George W. Bush a little over an hour from now.

11/07/2003
Press Briefing


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


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good Afternoon.


**Secretary-General at African Union Summit


I’ll start off with a round-up of the Secretary-General’s activities in Mozambique.