press statement by Security Council president on Middle East

The following press statement on the Middle East was delivered today by Security Council President Andrey Denisov (Russian Federation):

Members of the Security Council heard a briefing by the Secretariat on the terrorist attacks in Israel on 31 August 2004.  They strongly condemned these bombings that resulted in the loss of innocent lives.  They also condemned all other acts of terrorism.

On 25 August 2004, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia decided to add the following three individuals to the list of individuals and entities subject to the measures contained in paragraph 1 of security Council resolution 1532 (2004) (the Assets Freeze list):

Mr. Martin George

Ms. Grace Minor

Mr. Edwin Snowe

The Committee further decided to update the Passport Number field for the following individual who is included on the Assets Freeze list:  Mrs. Jewel Howard-Taylor

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON LIBERIA UPDATES TRAVEL BAN LIST

On 25 August 2004, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia decided to add the following three individuals to the list of persons subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003) (the Travel Ban List):

Mr. Martin George

Ms. Grace Minor

Mr. Edwin Snowe

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PRESS STATEMENT ON SUDAN BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on the Sudan by Security Council President Andrey Denisov (Russian Federation):

On 24 August, members of the Security Council received a briefing from Assistant Secretary-General, Tuliameni Kalomoh, on the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan.

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PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON KUWAITI, THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Andrey Denisov (Russian Federation) on Kuwaiti and third country nationals:

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY

OF BOMBING OF UN BAGHDAD OFFICE

Following is today’s press statement by Andrey Denisov (Russian Federation), President of the Security Council, on the first anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad:

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IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS MASSACRE IN BURUNDI

OF REFUGEES FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The Security Council this evening condemned with “the utmost firmness” the massacre of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which occurred in Gatumba, Burundi on 13 August.  [In that attack, more than 160 people were killed, and 101 others were wounded.]