The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:
That clock is wrong. It's exactly 12. I'm exactly on time. How late? (in response to a comment made by one of his staff).
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:
**Libya/Lockerbie:
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:
I give up on my New Year's resolution. I will never start this briefing on time, and I'm not even going to try.
**Security Council:
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:
**Secretary-General Briefs Security Council:
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:
**Security Council:
The following is a near verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:
**Guest at Noon:
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:
Death of King Hussein
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by stating that the Secretary-General had been anxiously following the news of King Hussein of Jordan's grave illness. His thoughts and prayers were with His Majesty and family and, indeed, with all the people of Jordan at this difficult moment in their history.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, read out the following statement, attributable to him, at today's noon briefing:
