Reporting on the results of the Third Roundtable meeting of the Millennium Summit, its Chairman, Hugo Chavez Frias, President of Venezuela, said at a press conference this evening that the dialogue had been active. Several matters had been clarified and ideas had been generated, through wide participation by heads of State.
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.
Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland and Chairman of the second roundtable of the Millennium Summit, told correspondents that the roundtable discussion which took place this morning was one of the most interesting debates he could recall. A total of 34 leaders took part and their discussions lasted for over three and-a-half hours.
The people of Afghanistan were suffering from "an imposed war" and an invading force backed by Pakistan and a coalition of terrorists and fanatics, that countrys President, Burhanuddin Rabbani, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference that time was running out for the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. This pressure of time, he said, should nudge all parties to be more flexible in order to reach an agreement that would help the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, the Middle East and the world as a whole.
