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SG/SM/9556
22/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9556

Asian Conference on Interaction, Confidence-building good example of cooperation


to promote common security, Secretary-General tells Almaty meeting


Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Ministerial Meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building in Asia, as delivered today in Almaty, Kazakhstan, by Vladimir Goryayev, Deputy Director a.i. for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Department of Political Affairs:

SG/SM/9554
21/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9554

Secretary-General encouraged by update on ‘oil-for-food’ inquiry committee’s work

 


The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


This morning the Secretary-General met with Paul Volcker, the Chairman of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-for-Food Programme, to receive an updated briefing on the work of the Committee.

SG/SM/9553
21/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9553

Secretary-General urges all Kosovo communities to exercise voting rights

 


Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


This Saturday, 23 October, the people of Kosovo will have the opportunity to vote for their representatives in the Assembly of Kosovo’s Provisional Institutions.

SG/SM/9551
19/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9551

Secretary-General calls on Myanmar Authorities to remain


committed to national reconciliation, democratization

 


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


The Secretary-General is concerned about the events that have unfolded in Yangon overnight, including the report that Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt has been dismissed and put under house arrest.