Press Briefing on Focus 2004 Treaty Event

 

Some 30 countries had performed 87 actions –- accessions, ratifications or signatures -– at the Focus 2004 event on treaties relating to the protection of civilians, the Chief of the United Nations Treaty Section told correspondents at a Headquarters briefing today.

Press conference by Foreign Minister of Spain

 

The focus of Spain’s new foreign policy involved enhancing multilateralism, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Cuyaube said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.  That was why his country’s Prime Minister had called for an “an alliance of cultures” at the General Assembly.  Such an alliance would help resolve cultural and religious differences between the Western and Muslim worlds.

Press conference by Secretary-General of Commonwealth Secretariat

Welcoming Pakistan back into the Commonwealth after a four-and-a-half year absence, Commonwealth Secretariat Secretary-General Don McKinnon held a news conference this evening to announce the outcome of the third annual round table of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers that had been held at United Nations Headquarters today.

Press conference by President of Pakistan

 

Pakistan and India must resolve their long-standing dispute over Kashmir in order to normalize relations between the two countries, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan told correspondents during a press conference at United Nations Headquarters this afternoon.

Press conference on Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

 

Stressing that the threat of the use and proliferation of nuclear weapons technologies and knowledge had not been adequately addressed, representatives of Finland and Japan called for the early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) during a press conference at United Nations Headquarters this morning.

Press conference by president olusegun obasanjo of nigeria

 

Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria and Chairman of the African Union, told a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon that African States had always accepted the challenge of finding solutions to the continent’s problems.

Press conference on unctad world investment report

 

The Millennium Goals could still be achieved by 2015, if countries followed through on commitments already made, correspondents were told this afternoon by Jeffrey Sachs, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals.

Press conference by Prime Minister of Spain

 

The United Nations should form an alliance of civilizations to foster and strengthen political, cultural and educational ties between the Western and the Arab and Muslim worlds, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain, told a news conference at United Nations Headquarters this morning.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF VENEZUELA

Jesus Arnaldo Perez, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, announced the publication of “Zero Hunger:  We Want to Eliminate Hunger and Poverty”, during a press conference tonight at Headquarters.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRIME MINISTER OF SWEDEN

Göran Persson, the Prime Minister of Sweden, reiterated his call for a worldwide increase in official development assistance (ODA) and the strengthening of peacekeeping, at a Headquarters press conference this evening, following his presentation to the General Assembly.