Secretary-General

3 June 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6580
SOC/NAR/783

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ELIMINATION OF DRUG CROPS BY YEAR 2008, IN VIDEO MESSAGE ON ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON DRUGS

19980603 Special Session Will Address Equal Responsibility Of Consumer, Producer Countries for First Time, He Stresses

Following is the text of a video message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the twentieth special session of the General Assembly, to be held from 8 to 10 June:

1 June 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6579

SECRETARY-GENERAL SPEAKS WITH PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN

19980601 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General spoke to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan over the weekend to discuss the situation on the subcontinent and to encourage them to enter into dialogue on peace and security issues, including Kashmir.

1 June 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6578

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES COMMITMENT TO EXTEND ALL UN EFFORTS TO RELIEVE SUFFERING OF POPULATION AFFECTED BY EARTHQUAKE IN AFGHANISTAN

19980601

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

30 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6577

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON PAKISTAN TO JOIN INDIA IN DECLARING MORATORIUM ON FUTURE NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTS

19980530 Dismayed by Sixth Test by Pakistan

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

28 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6576

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO INDIA AND PAKISTAN TO REDUCE TENSIONS IN REGION, ESPECIALLY IN KASHMIR

19980528 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

28 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6575

SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEPLORING INDIAN AND PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TESTS, URGES BOTH GOVERNMENTS TO SIGN COMPREHENSIVE TEST-BAN TREATY

19980528 Calls for No-First-Use Pledge, Freezing of Nuclear Weapons Development Programmes

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement issued today regarding Pakistan's nuclear tests:

27 May 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2141

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO MINNESOTA AND OHIO, 16-18 MAY

19980527

The Secretary-General began his three-day visit to Minnesota and Ohio on Saturday, 16 May. He arrived in the Twin Cities that afternoon.

26 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6574

SECRETARY-GENERAL, EMPHASIZING SYNERGY FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, UNDERSCORES ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY, NGO, BUSINESS COMMUNITY

19980526 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement at the Synergos Institute's "University for a Night" programme, held at Headquarters today:

26 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6573

22 May 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2140

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO FRANCE, 11-14 MAY

19980522

The Secretary-General concluded his eight-nation trip to Africa on 10 May, and flew overnight to Paris, arriving in the morning of Monday, 11 May. At 6:30 a.m. he met with the Minister of State for Health, Bernard Kouchner, who discussed his proposal for a European programme to fight AIDS.