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PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA

At a Headquarters press conference this morning, Prime Minister Percival James Patterson of Jamaica told correspondents that the proposed reforms of the United Nations system should ensure that the Organization continued to focus on those issues which were of concern to the majority of the world's population.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

(Incorporates briefing by spokesman for General Assembly President)

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PRESS CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY DENMARK ON 'CURRENT SITUATION IN MYANMAR'

Any resolution on Myanmar adopted by the General Assembly's current session should request Secretary-General Kofi Annan to invite countries that were friendly to that Member State to establish a formal consultative body that would recommend steps that would help the international community ensure the implementation of all previous Assembly resolutions on that country.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

(Incorporates briefing by spokesman for General Assembly President)

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's briefing by welcoming the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Enrique ter Horst, who was present to talk to correspondents about that mission.

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRIME MINISTER OF ALBANIA

At a Headquarters press conference Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Fatos Nano of Albania said his country has taken positive steps towards, not only recovering, but also building prosperity after a difficult period. He said he had presented to the General Assembly a general outline for making Albania attractive to European citizens as well as its own people.

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PRESS BRIEFING BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

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PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

[Incorporates briefing by Spokesman for General Assembly President]

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, informed correspondents at the start of today's briefing that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, who was briefing the Security Council, had been invited to talk to them afterwards.

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF TAJIKISTAN

At a Headquarters press conference this afternoon, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmonov, told correspondents that the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan could destabilize the Central Asian region.