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Press Conference


5 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

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The Serbian Government remained firmly committed to the serious and productive dialogue with leaders of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija and it was determined to proceed with their meetings, Vladislav Jovanovic, Charge d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.

5 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF IRAQ

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Declaring that Iraq was suffering from the severest sanctions in human history, its Foreign Minister, Mohammed Said Al-Sahaf, said at a Headquarters briefing today that it was time for the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) to work with Iraqi officials and the Security Council to quickly deem complete the process of eliminating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

5 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON MONEY-LAUNDERING

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A study on financial havens, banking secrecy and money-laundering was launched at a Headquarters press briefing this morning by Jean-Francois Thorny, Manager of the Global Programme against Money-laundering of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.

1 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY DEPUTY USG FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS ON EARTHQUAKE IN AFGHANISTAN

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"In a ghastly sense, it is lucky there is a humanitarian aid presence there", the Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, told correspondents at a Headquarters briefing this afternoon in reference to the latest earthquake in Afghanistan.

1 June 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE, SPONSORED BY UNITED STATES, ON KOSOVO

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The United Nations and the international community should provide greater support to Kosovo in its conflict with Serbia, said the leader of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, during a press conference this afternoon at Headquarters.

29 May 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY USG FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

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The Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bernard Miyet, held a Headquarters press briefing this morning to commemorate a half a century of United Nations involvement in peacekeeping operations.

28 May 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) launched a new handbook on how small and medium-sized enterprises could become major contributors to sustained growth and development, at a Headquarters press briefing this morning.