SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UN `UNIQUE INSTRUMENT' IN SERVICE OF MEMBER STATES IN ADDRESS TO UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF CHINA
SG/SM/5938
26 March 1996
BEIJING, 26 March -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali today conferred with Chinese leaders on the role of the United Nations in promoting social and economic development around the world.
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