Secretary-General

The Secretary-General arrived in Bangkok on the evening of Wednesday, 9 February. He was met at the airport by the Foreign Minister of Thailand, Surin Pitsuwan.

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SG/SM/7303

`UNITY IN DIVERSITY', INDONESIA'S MOTTO, SUMS UP `OUR COMMON HUMANITY', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN JAKARTA ADDRESS

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Indonesian Council on World Affairs in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 16 February:

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SG/SM/7302
AFR/207

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S STATEMENT ON COMPLETION OF MINURCA MANDATE

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

Today marks the successful completion of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA).

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SG/SM/7301
TAD/1911

INEQUITY AND EXCLUSION GREAT CHALLENGES OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BANGKOK ROUND TABLE

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to a round table held at the tenth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD X) in Bangkok on 12 February:

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SG/SM/7300

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO BANGKOK SUMMIT, CALLS FOR STRONGER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS, SOUTH-EAST ASIAN STATES

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the summit between the United Nations and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok on 12 February:

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SG/A/723
IK/287

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS YULI M. VORONTSOV AS HIGH-LEVEL COORDINATOR PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 1284 (1999)

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

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SG/SM/7299/Rev.1*

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF FULL IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ROOTED IN SHARED GLOBAL VALUES

Following is the text of the eighteenth Singapore Lecture, “Global Values -- The United Nations and the Rule of Law in the twenty-first Century”, which is to be delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Westin Hotel in Singapore on 14 February:

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SG/SM/7299

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF FULL IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ROOTED IN SHARED GLOBAL VALUES

Following is the text of the eighteenth Singapore Lecture, “Global Values -- The United Nations and the Rule of Law in the twenty-first Century”, which is to be delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Westin Hotel in Singapore on 14 February:

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SG/SM/7298
TAD/1902

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO UN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, FOCUSES ON NEED TO SPREAD BENEFITS OF GLOBAL ECONOMY TO ALL

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the tenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD X) in Bangkok, Thailand, on 12 February:

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SG/SM/7297
PKO/84

IN WORLD STILL RIVEN BY CONFLICT, PEACEKEEPING HAS PROUD ROLE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN BANGKOK ADDRESS

Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered upon receiving an honorary degree from Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, on 11 February: