PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREA, ETHIOPIA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

     Following is today's press statement on Eritrea and Ethiopia by Security Council President Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):

Council Members were briefed by the Secretariat on the peace process between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN MAY

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

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4523^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS WESTERN SAHARA MISSION UNTIL 31 JULY,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1406 (2002)

Will Further Consider Secretary-General’s Four Options on Future of Peace Process

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 July 2002.

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4522^nd (Resumed) Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR EAST TIMOR FOLLOW-ON MISSION,

AS SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES DEBATE

PRESS STATEMENT ON Middle East Situation BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is this evening's press statement on the Middle East by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

The members of the Security Council heard a briefing by the Under-Secretary-General, Kieran Prendergast, on the sending of the fact-finding team to Jenin.

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON EAST TIMOR

Following is the press statement on East Timor delivered today by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

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4522^nd Meeting (AM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVAL

OF NEW FOLLOW-ON MISSION IN EAST TIMOR

Council Hears 23 Speakers; Suspended Meeting to Continue Next Week

History was about to confound the sceptics who had thought it improbable that East Timor would become a viable State in two-and-a- half years, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the Security Council this morning.

PRESS STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The following statement to the press was made yesterday evening by the President of the Security Council, Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

Members of the Security Council closely follow the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

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4521^st Meeting* (AM)

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL PRENDERGAST BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON AFGHANISTAN,

SAYS RECENT PROGRESS ENCOURAGING, BUT BY NO MEANS ASSURED

Security Challenges Remain, Substantial Financial Assistance Still Required;

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4518^th & 4519^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, FOLLOWING BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KOSOVO,

WELCOMES PROGRESS, REAFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF RULE OF LAW

Presidential Statement Also Condemns 8 April Attack in Mitrovica;

Council Hears from Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister, 18 Others in Debate