Secretary-General

21 May 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2136
AFR/65

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO BURUNDI, 7 MAY

19980521

Upon arrival in Bujumbura at noon on 7 May, the Secretary-General first met with heads of United Nations agencies, urging them to work together.

21 May 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2135
AFR/64

21 May 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2134
AFR/63

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO KENYA, 3 -5 MAY

19980521

(Received from the Spokesman travelling with Secretary-General.)

21 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6570

SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED BY PEACEFUL TRANSITION IN INDONESIA

19980521 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is relieved that an orderly and peaceful transition is occurring in Indonesia.

He hopes that Indonesia will now be able to rebuild social peace, based on democratic principles and values, and revive its economy.

20 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6569

'THROUGH FAITH AND FORGIVENESS YOU MUST MAKE BOSNIA ONE AGAIN', SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COUNTRY'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS

19980520 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY In Remarks to Dialogue among Four Religious Leaders of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Kofi Annan Congratulates Them on 'Remarkable Act of Healing'

20 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6568
AFR/62

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ARMED ATTACK AGAINST UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL IN ANGOLA

19980520 Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday's armed attack against United Nations personnel in Angola, in which one local interpreter was killed and several people were wounded.

20 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6567

SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF MANAGING MULTILATERALISM FOR PEACEFUL CHANGE

19980520 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Columbia University Alumni Federation's centennial commencement day luncheon today:

20 May 1998

Press Release
SG/A/681
BIO/3160

19 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6566
ECO/3

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR GREATER COHERENCE BETWEEN TRADE AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM, IN STATEMENT TO WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

19980519 It Is Sacred Duty of United Nations System, WTO and Bretton Woods Institutions to Give People Back Sound Reasons to Hope, Kofi Annan Emphasizes

19 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6565
AFG/79

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED AT TALIBAN DECISION TO ABANDON FORUM FOR INTRA-AFGHAN DIALOGUE

19980519 The following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: