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PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF SIERRA LEONE

1 October 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF SIERRA LEONE

19971001

At a Headquarters press conference this morning, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone called on the Security Council to provide concrete support for the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore his democratically elected Government to power.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF BELARUS

2 October 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF BELARUS

19971002

At a Headquarters press conference this afternoon, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Ivan Antonovich, told reporters that the Union between his country and the Russian Federation was not a threat, but an important part of the overall process of European integration.

PRESS BRIEFING BY USG FOR MANAGEMENT

3 October 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY USG FOR MANAGEMENT

19971003

At a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon, United Nations Under- Secretary-General for Management Joseph Connor told reporters that lack of payments by Member States had put the Organization "on the financial brink, lacking both stability and liquidity".