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Press Conference


9 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF PARAGUAY

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Just as the Marshall Plan was put in place for recovery after a world war, a similar plan should be put in place to aid recovery in certain countries in the wake of the drug scourge which was also international, Juan Carlos Wasmosy, President of Paraguay, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.

5 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF IRAQ

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Declaring that Iraq was suffering from the severest sanctions in human history, its Foreign Minister, Mohammed Said Al-Sahaf, said at a Headquarters briefing today that it was time for the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) to work with Iraqi officials and the Security Council to quickly deem complete the process of eliminating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

5 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON MONEY-LAUNDERING

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A study on financial havens, banking secrecy and money-laundering was launched at a Headquarters press briefing this morning by Jean-Francois Thorny, Manager of the Global Programme against Money-laundering of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.

5 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

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The Serbian Government remained firmly committed to the serious and productive dialogue with leaders of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija and it was determined to proceed with their meetings, Vladislav Jovanovic, Charge d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.