Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York in the evening of Monday, 14 April, and arrived in Athens the following morning.

He was invited by the European Union to address the European conference on Thursday, the 17th, and took advantage of the presence of European leaders in the Greek capital on Wednesday to hold a series of bilateral meetings.

BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION IS VALUABLE PARTNER

OF UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the eighth meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC), delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze,
Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, in Yerevan, on 18 April:

RIGHT TO LIVE FREE FROM INTIMIDATION, FORCED EXPULSION MUST BE RESPECTED,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOLLOWING REPORTS OF VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN IRAQ

The following statement was issued today by the spokesman for
Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

VITAL TO HEAL DIVISIONS CREATED BY IRAQ, REUNITE AROUND BASIC PRINCIPLES

TO GUIDE FUTURE ACTIONS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ATHENS STATEMENT

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the European Conference in Athens, 17 April:

It is a great honour for me to join you on this historic occasion.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES BEIJING TALKS INVOLVING UNITED STATES,

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, CHINA

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CATASTROPHIC LOSSES TO IRAQ’S CULTURAL HERITAGE

‘A WOUND INFLICTED ON ALL HUMANKIND’

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED RECENT STATEMENTS DIRECTED AT SYRIA

NOT CONTRIBUTE TO WIDER DESTABILIZATION

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

EXPLORING ROOT CAUSES OF CONFLICT ONLY WAY TO BUILD ENDURING PEACE,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO BEIRUT MEETING

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the twenty-second session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), delivered by Mervat Tallawy, Executive Secretary, ESCWA, in Beirut on 14 April:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UN NATURAL HOME FOR NEEDED DIALOGUE AMONG TRADE,

DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, IN STATEMENT TO HIGH-LEVEL ECOSOC MEETING

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered on his behalf by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette, to the special high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with the Bretton Woods institutions and the World Trade Organization in New York on 14 April:

FRAMEWORK FOR PEACE, SECURITY MUST HAVE CAPACITY TO RESPOND SWIFTLY, EFFECTIVELY,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of opening remarks, as delivered, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to today’s meeting of the Security Council on regional organizations and new challenges to international peace and security: