Noon Briefings


18 March 1996



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19960318 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, began today's noon briefing by saying that the Secretary-General spoke by phone this morning with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz. They discussed the status of the talks on Security Council resolution 986 (1995) -- the oil-for-food talks.

15 March 1996



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19960315 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, began today's noon briefing by saying that the Secretary-General, at 4 p.m. Geneva time and 10 a.m. New York time, helped launch the $25-billion, 10-year United Nations Systemwide Initiative on Africa.