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 the Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stefan Dujarric, and the Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Richard Sydenham.

Briefing by the Secretary-General's Associate Spokesman

Good morning.  I have a couple of statements for you today, attributable to the Spokesman.

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 the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Hua Jiang, and the Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Richard Sydenham.

Briefing by Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General

Good Afternoon.

**Statement on Cyprus

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 the Deputy Spokesman of the Secretary-General, Hua Jiang, and the Spokesman of the President of the General Assembly, Richard Sydenham.

Briefing by the Deputy Spokesman of the Secretary-General

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, and Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.

Briefing by the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Good afternoon.

**Guest at noon

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

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of the daily press briefing by the Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, and the Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Richard Sydenham.

Briefing by Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General

**Secretary-General in Geneva

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

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of the daily press briefing of the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Hua Jiang, and the Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Richard Sydenham.

Brief by the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General 

Statement on Zimbabwe

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, and Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly.

Briefing by the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Good afternoon.

**Security Council and Iraq

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, and Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.

Briefing by Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General

Good afternoon.

**New USG Appointed

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 Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Associate Spokesman

Good afternoon.  Pardon us for being a little bit late. 

**Middle East

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, and Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly.

Briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Good morning.