SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON SIERRA LEONE ISSUES REVISED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone, on 30 May 2003, approved the removal of the names of eight persons from the list of individuals affected by the measures contained in paragraph 5 of resolution 1171 (1998), which reads as follows:

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON SIERRA LEONE ISSUES REVISED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone, on 30 May 2003, approved the removal of the names of eight persons from the list of individuals affected by the measures contained in paragraph 5 of resolution 1171 (1998), which reads as follows:

PRESS STATEMENT ON KOSOVO BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on Kosovo by Security CouncilPresident Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

Members of the Security Council strongly condemned the murder in Obilic on 4 June of the elderly Kosovo-Serb family –- 82-year-old Slobodan Stolic, his wife and son.

PRESS STATEMENT ON INSPECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN HANS BLIX

BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation) concerning the Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC):

PRESS STATEMENT ON SIERRA LEONE DIAMOND EMBARGO BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on the Security Council’s review of the Sierra Leone diamond embargo by Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

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UN INSPECTORS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF PROHIBITED WEAPONS PROGRAMMES

AS OF 18 MARCH WITHDRAWAL, HANS BLIX TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Says New Environment in Iraq, with Full Access and Cooperation,

Should Allow Establishment of Truth about ‘Unaccounted for’ Items

Up until they were withdrawn from Iraq on 18 March –- the day before

PRESS STATEMENT ON CÔTE D’IVOIRE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The following press statement on Côte d’Ivoire was delivered today by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

Members of the Security Council were briefed by Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi on the latest developments in Côte d’Ivoire and on progress made towards establishing the United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire (MINUCI).

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JUNE

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for June:

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4766^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS PEACE, SECURITY ISSUES AFFECTING AFRICA

IN ADVANCE OF UPCOMING MISSIONS TO CONTINENT

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4765^th Meeting (AM)