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SG/SM/6511
SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BASED ON RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT, ESSENTIAL TO PREVENTING CONFLICT
19980401 Speaking in Beijing, Welcomes China's Intention To Sign International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsFollowing is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement delivered at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing today:
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SG/SM/6510
SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY DEATH OF FORMER US CONGRESSWOMAN BELLA ABZUG, 'LEADING LIGHT' OF NGO COMMUNITY, PIONEER IN ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
19980331 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
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SG/T/2125
SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS ISRAEL, 24 - 26 MARCH
19980330The Secretary-General and his party travelled to Israel by road in the morning of Tuesday, 24 March, crossing at the Erez checkpoint, where they were greeted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Moshe Katzav.
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SG/T/2123
SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS SYRIA, 21 - 23 MARCH
19980330Upon arrival in Damascus in the evening of Saturday, 21 March, the Secretary-General was greeted by the Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouk Al-Sharaa. He then dropped in on a celebration of Ireland's National Day by the personnel of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO).
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SG/T/2122
SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS LEBANON, 20 - 21 MARCH
19980330The Secretary-General arrived in Beirut from Cairo in the morning of Friday, 20 March. He was greeted by Foreign Minister Fares Bouez. He met privately with the Foreign Minister, and then both Lebanese and United Nations delegations spent over an hour discussing Iraq, the Middle East Peace process and the situation in southern Lebanon.
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SG/SM/6509
CITING RESOLUTION OF UNSCOM CRISIS AS MOST RECENT EXAMPLE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS 'MUCH MORE CAN BE ACHIEVED BY ACTING TOGETHER THAN BY ACTING ALONE'
19980330 Addressing Members of Duma, Refers to Russian Federation As 'Indispensable Anchor' in UN Efforts for Peace and SecurityFollowing is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement, delivered in Moscow today at the State Duma:
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SG/SM/6508
SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RETURN TO CAMBODIA OF PRINCE NORODOM RANARIDDH
19980330 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:The Secretary-General welcomes the return to Cambodia of Prince Norodom Ranariddh today after an absence of nearly nine months.