Hipolito Mejia Dominguez, the President of the Dominican Republic, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this morning that his time at the Millennium Summit was an unforgettable experience. In his view, the Summit would produce concrete results.
The Burundi Government's main concern was to reach agreement with the armed opposition to end the civil war between the army and rebel forces by 20 September, Séverin Ntahomvukiye, that country's Minister for External Relations and Cooperation, said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.
The President of Uruguay, Jorge Batlle, speaking at a Headquarters press conference today, stressed the importance of regional financial cooperation in the Americas.
The largest-ever gathering of world leaders committed themselves to a world where future generations would not suffer as had those of the past, correspondents were told at a press conference this evening, following the closing session of the Millennium Summit held at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The border dispute between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau was complicating efforts to mediate between the Government of Senegal and separatist rebels in that country's southern Casamance Province, President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia said at a Headquarters press conference this morning.
Globalization, security, and the future of the United Nations were among the issues discussed in the Fourth Interactive Roundtable of the Global Summit, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria told correspondents at a headquarters press conference this afternoon.
The largest-ever gathering of world leaders committed themselves to a world where future generations would not suffer as had those of the past, correspondents were told at a press conference this evening, following the closing session of the Millennium Summit held at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
All countries neighbouring Colombia were interested in that country's internal peace, Peru's President Alberto Fujimori told correspondents today at a press conference.
