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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ALVARO DE SOTO OF PERU

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA

UN MEETING ON GLOBAL AQUACULTURE OPENS IN NORWAY;

FUTURE, SAFETY, HEALTH ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED

(Reissued as received.)

TRONDHEIM, NORWAY, 7 August (FAO) -- Experts, resource managers and policy-makers from around the world are gathering here to assess the state of the global aquaculture sector and make recommendations for its future development.

UN LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC COMMISSION FORECASTS

RALPH BUNCHE REMEMBERED AS CHAMPION OF PEACE, TOWERING 20^TH CENTURY FIGURE,

AS UN MARKS CENTENARY OF BIRTH WITH STAMP ISSUE AT HEADQUARTERS CEREMONY

PROGRESS REPORTED ON LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES GLOBAL ACTION PLAN;

MARKET ACCESS REMAINS STICKING POINT

NEW YORK, 7 August -- Satisfaction on progress towards the first global action plan on landlocked developing countries was expressed at a Preparatory Committee bureau meeting held today, in advance of the International Ministerial Conference that will take place late this month in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

CHINA ACCEPTS ‘FIVE AMBASSADORS’ PROPOSAL ON PREVENTION

OF ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE, AS AMENDED

(Reissued as received.)

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PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GUINEA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Alpha Ibrahima Sow, the new Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Wang Guangya, the new Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CYPRUS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, the new Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.