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Noon Briefings


09/07/2004
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.  Sorry for being late.  I’ve got quite a lot of material for you today.


**ICJ Ruling

08/07/2004
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.  I’m sorry I’m a little late.


**SG in Kenya


In Nairobi today, the Secretary-General met with the Kenyan negotiators dealing with Sudan and with Somalia.

07/07/2004
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Security Council


The Secretary-General just briefed the Security Council via satellite link from Nairobi in closed consultations on what he saw and discussions he held regarding Sudan on his trip to Africa.

06/07/2004
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


I hope all of you were able to have a nice, long weekend here.


**SG Travels

30/06/2004
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


Apologies for the delay.


**Secretary-General in Sudan


The Secretary-General is in Sudan today.  He arrived in Khartoum from Doha, Qatar, this morning.

29/06/2004
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.


I’m sorry I was a little late.  We were trying to get some updates on this helicopter crash in Sierra Leone.


**SG Travels

24/06/2004
Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General’s Travel


The Secretary-General will be leaving this weekend on an extended trip that will take him to the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.