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SG/SM/7534
6 September 2000


Press Release
SG/SM/7534


SUMMIT STARTS WELL, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SUMMIT LUNCHEON

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Following is the text of the Secretary-General’s toast at a luncheon he hosted for heads of State and government on the first day of the Millennium Summit.

C'est un très grand plaisir pour moi de vous accueillir aux Nations Unies pour cette réunion exceptionnelle.

GA/9751
6 September 2000


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GA/9751


AT SECOND MILLENNIUM SUMMIT SESSION, SPEAKERS FOCUS ON OBSTACLES FRUSTRATING DEVELOPING-COUNTRY INTEGRATION INTO WORLD ECONOMY

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Poverty and underdevelopment in many countries of the world, as well as inequality in the distribution of wealth and knowledge, were the roots of present conflicts, Fidel Castro Ruz, President of Cuba, said this afternoon as the Assembly continued its Millennium Summit.