The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:
At 4 p.m. Friday, 20 October, the Secretary-General met the President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari. The Secretary-General thanked the President for his support and presence in New York to attend the Special Commemorative Session of the General Assembly marking the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations.
The Secretary-General and President Ahtisaari reviewed the financial crisis of the United Nations.