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SG/SM/6385
7 November 1997


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SG/SM/6385


SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES IBERO-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY

19971107 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement to be delivered tomorrow, 8 November, at the Ibero-American Summit, Margarita Island, Venezuela:

SG/SM/6380
5 November 1997


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SG/SM/6380


SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY SITUATION IN COMOROS

19971105 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the deterioration of the situation in the Comoros, following the decision of the Anjouan island to proclaim its independence on 26 October.

SG/SM/6379
4 November 1997


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SG/SM/6379


IRAQ AGREES TO POSTPONE DEADLINE FOR EXPULSION OF AMERICANS, SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES

19971104 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General spoke by phone with Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz this morning and urged him to postpone the Thursday deadline that Iraq sought to impose for the expulsion of American members of the United Nations inspection team.

SG/SM/6378
4 November 1997


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SG/SM/6378
GA/9346


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON ALL COUNTRIES TO REVERSE DECLINE IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

19971104 In Statement to 1997 UN Pledging Conference for Development Activities Kofi Annan Says through Development UN Seeks To Fulfil Its Commitment to Peace