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SG/SM/6871

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DECISION BY ARUSHA SUMMIT TO SUSPEND SANCTIONS AGAINST BURUNDI

25 January 1999


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SG/SM/6871
AFR/128


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DECISION BY ARUSHA SUMMIT TO SUSPEND SANCTIONS AGAINST BURUNDI

19990125 Following is the text of a statement made in Geneva on 24 January by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General of the United Nations welcomes the decision taken yesterday at the Arusha Regional Summit by Burundi's neighbour countries to suspend the economic sanctions imposed on that country in 1996.

SG/SM/6870

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS PEACEKEEPING CAN NO LONGER BE SEEN IN ISOLATION, ON RECEIVING HONORARY DEGREE FROM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND,

22 January 1999


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SG/SM/6870


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS PEACEKEEPING CAN NO LONGER BE SEEN IN ISOLATION, ON RECEIVING HONORARY DEGREE FROM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND,

19990122 Kofi Annan Calls Peacekeeping Part of Continuum Of Tasks Stretching from Prevention to Conflict Resolution

Following is the text of the speech of Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving an honorary LL.D. from the National University of Ireland in Dublin today:

SG/SM/6869

IN WREATHLAYING CEREMONY AT ROYAL HOSPITAL IN DUBLIN, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS BLUE HELMETS HAVE BECOME PRE-EMINENT CATALYST FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

22 January 1999


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SG/SM/6869


IN WREATHLAYING CEREMONY AT ROYAL HOSPITAL IN DUBLIN, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS BLUE HELMETS HAVE BECOME PRE-EMINENT CATALYST FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

19990122 Following is the text of a statement made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a wreathlaying ceremony at the Royal Hospital in Dublin, to honour Irish peacekeepers:

SG/SM/6868

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES IRELAND'S COMMITMENT TO PEACEKEEPING IN REMARKS TO UNITED NATIONS TRAINING SCHOOL

21 January 1999


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SG/SM/6868


SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES IRELAND'S COMMITMENT TO PEACEKEEPING IN REMARKS TO UNITED NATIONS TRAINING SCHOOL

19990121 Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the United Nations Training School in Curragh, Ireland, on 21 January:

I am honoured to be with you today. This school stands as solid testimony to Ireland's commitment to the service of peace around the world -- a commitment second to none.

SG/SM/6866

SECRETARY-GENERAL CITES NEED TO FURTHER SUSTAIN DISARMAMENT REGIMES IN MESSAGE TO DISARMAMENT ADVISORY BOARD

20 January 1999


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SG/SM/6866
DC/2625


SECRETARY-GENERAL CITES NEED TO FURTHER SUSTAIN DISARMAMENT REGIMES IN MESSAGE TO DISARMAMENT ADVISORY BOARD

19990120 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, which was delivered on his behalf by Jayantha Dhanapala, the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, in Geneva today:

SG/SM/6864

SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY ALLEGED MASSACRE IN KOSOVO

19 January 1999


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SG/SM/6864


SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY ALLEGED MASSACRE IN KOSOVO

19990119 The following statement was issued on Saturday, 16 January, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: