Press Release SG/SM/9417 AIDS/76 |
ASIA-PACIFIC’S IMPRESSIVE ANTI-POVERTY GAINS COULD BE REVERSED BY HIV/AIDS,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BANGKOK MINISTERIAL MEETING
Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting on HIV/AIDS in Bangkok, 11 July:
I am glad to meet with you at this critical juncture in the fight against AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region.