The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**East Timor
Good afternoon. Welcome back to those of you who have already been having the benefits of the summer in the northern hemisphere.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Secretary-General's Briefing
I'm sorry, we had a computer problem, when today we wanted to come earlier because the Secretary-General is expected to be out of the Council and talk to you soon.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Liberia
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**Security Council Consultations
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
Good afternoon. Our guest at today's noon briefing will be John Ruggie, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General. He will be discussing Kosovo with you.
**East Timor
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
Good afternoon. Our guest today will be Liviu Bota, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Georgia.
**Secretary-General Opens UNISPACE III
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**Kosovo
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**Kosovo
Good afternoon. The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, arrived in Pristina today.
