Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's focus on peace development during his address to the General Assembly on Monday was prompted by an emerging "twin" threat to world security, Mikie Kiyoi, spokeswoman for Japan's Foreign Ministry, told a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.
The Foreign Minister of Austria, Wolfgang Schussel, speaking in his capacity as President of the European Union (EU), said at a Headquarters press conference today that a unified diplomatic effort between the EU, the United States and Russia led to the adoption of yesterday's Security Council resolution (S/1998/1199) on bringing stability to Kosovo.
At a Headquarters press conference this morning, the Foreign Minister of Italy, Lamberto Dini, called for a fundamental review of financial institutions and the international financial architecture that governed the development of the global market.
For the first time, guerilla leaders in Colombia had made a commitment to eradicate illicit drug crops, the country's President, Andrés Pastrana Arango, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.
At a Headquarters press conference this morning, the Foreign Minister of Italy, Lamberto Dini, called for a fundamental review of financial institutions and the international financial architecture that governed the development of the global market.
More "political horsepower" was needed behind negotiations to strengthen and enhance the biological weapons Convention, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand, Donald McKinnon, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference.
Although Africa was now torn by more conflicts than at any time before, the continent had never been so free in terms of controlling its own destiny and stability, President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.
