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SG/SM/7530
5 September 2000


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SG/SM/7530


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES TUVALU AS NEW MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS FAMILY

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Following is the text of remarks made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan this afternoon on the occasion of the flag-raising ceremony for Tuvalu, 189th Member State of the United Nations:

SG/SM/7529
5 September 2000


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SG/SM/7529


SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE WITH FOUR AFRICAN PRESIDENTS

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The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

The Secretary-General met at noon today with four southern African Presidents to discuss the issue of land reform in Zimbabwe.

SG/SM/7526/Rev.1*
5 September 2000


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SG/SM/7526/Rev.1*


SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING MEETING ON DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS, SAYS GLOBAL CIVILIZATION DEFINED BY TOLERANCE OF DISSENT

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Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the meeting on the Dialogue among Civilizations, delivered this morning:

Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Director-General.

SG/SM/7523
31 August 2000


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SG/SM/7523


OLYMPIC GAMES 'A TRUE CELEBRATION OF HUMANITY', SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

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Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, which will be held in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October:

On behalf of the United Nations, I am delighted to convey my warmest greetings to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney.

SG/SM/7522
30 August 2000


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SG/SM/7522


PARLIAMENTARY VOICES MUST BE HEARD IF GLOBAL DEMOCRACY IS TO THRIVE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MEETING OF HEADS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

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Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in New York on 30 August: