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Noon Briefings


16/07/2002
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 Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General's Statement


The first item is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Middle East:

15/07/2002
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 Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General’s Trip


The Secretary-General is back in New York today, having returned late Saturday after meeting Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, earlier that day.

12/07/2002
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 Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General’s Travels


The Secretary-General today is in Abuja, Nigeria, where he arrived in the morning after ending his visit to Sudan.

10/07/2002
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 Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good Afternoon.


It’s going to be a fairly short one, I’m afraid.


**Secretary-General in Sudan

09/07/2002
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 Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General’s Travels

In Durban, South Africa, the Secretary-General today attended the inaugural session of the Assembly of heads of State and government of the new African Union, which replaces the Organization of African Unity.

08/07/2002
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 Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, and Jan Fischer, Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly.


Good afternoon.

03/07/2002
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 Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


First of all, welcome to the group of African journalists.  Welcome to the United Nations.  Sorry for being a little bit late.  We were waiting for a note from Vienna.


**Secretary-General in Vienna