The Secretary-General and his delegation arrived in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in early afternoon, where he was met by three Deputy Prime Ministers and the Foreign Minister.

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER EVENTS UNFOLDING

AT MOSCOW THEATRE, URGES IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, early in the afternoon of Monday, 21 October.

TOASTING PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES

INEXTRICABLE LINKAGE OF DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT

Following is the toast proposed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the dinner hosted by Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat,

22 October:

                                                                  SG/A/821*

On Sunday afternoon, 20 October, the Secretary-General and his party traveled to Bishkek to begin an official visit to Kyrgyzstan.

At midday on Friday, 18 October, Secretary-General Kofi Annan flew to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, becoming the first United Nations Secretary-General to visit that country.

On Thursday afternoon, 17 October, Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Astana, Kazakhstan’s new capital.

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘APPALLED’ BY CAR BOMB ATTACK IN ISRAEL, URGES

‘ALL PALESTINIAN GROUPS’ TO STOP SUCH ACTS OF VIOLENCE

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is appalled by the terrorist car bomb attack in northern Israel earlier today in which at least 14 persons were killed and many others injured. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS PEACEFUL PROGRESS IN TAJIKISTAN, URGES

INVOLVEMENT OF ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY IN SOLVING PROBLEMS

This is the text of a statement today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Parliament of Tajikistan in the capital of Dushanbe: