Secretary-General

The Secretary-General arrived in Havana, Cuba, in the evening of Monday, 10 April, where he was warmly greeted by Cuban President Fidel Castro.

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SG/SM/7362

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING EXPLOSIONS AT KINSHASA AIRPORT

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

On 14 April, a series of large explosions occurred at Ndjili airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in a high number of casualties and major devastation of the airport facilities.

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SG/SM/7361

ISRAEL FORMALLY NOTIFIES SECRETARY-GENERAL OF DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM LEBANON BY JULY

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

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SG/SM/7360

SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEWS LESSONS LEARNED DURING ‘SANCTIONS DECADE’ IN REMARKS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACADEMY SEMINAR

Following are the opening remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Peace Academy Seminar on Sanctions, in New York on 17 April:

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SG/SM/7359

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RUSSIAN RATIFICATION OF START II TREATY

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

The Secretary-General welcomes today’s ratification of the Strategic Arms Limitation and Reduction Treaty II (START II) by the Russian State Duma and commends President Putin for having taken this important initiative.

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SG/SM/7358

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ‘SOUTH SUMMIT’, CALLS FOR STEPS TO MAKE GLOBAL ECONOMY MORE EQUITABLE

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the “Group of 77” developing countries South Summit in Havana, Cuba, on 12 April:

It is a great honour for me to address this South Summit. It is also a special pleasure, for several reasons.

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SG/SM/7357

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN HAVANA ON EVE OF FIRST ‘GROUP OF 77’ SUMMIT MEETING, EVOKES PROMISES AND PITFALLS OF GLOBALIZATION

Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to faculty and students of the University of Havana, delivered yesterday, 11 April:

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SG/SM/7356

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT FOR KOREAN SUMMIT

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

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SG/SM/7355

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DISENGAGEMENT PLAN AS ‘SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD’ IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PEACE PROCESS

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

The Secretary-General arrived in Rome from Geneva in the evening of Tuesday, 4 April, to hold meetings with Italian officials and then to chair the United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) which brings together, twice a year, the heads of all United Nations funds, programmes and agencies.