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SG/T/2196
20 July 1999


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SG/T/2196


ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN CZECH REPUBLIC, 16-18 JULY

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The Secretary-General flew from Slovakia to the Czech Republic on the morning of 16 July. He began his official visit in Prague at a meeting with Foreign Minister Jan Kavan.

SG/SM/7072
20 July 1999


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SG/SM/7072
SOC/NAR/809


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS FIRST WINNERS OF UN VIENNA CIVIL SOCIETY AWARD FOR EFFORTS AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME

19990720

Expanded Role for World Organization on Global 'Scourge' Is Emphasized

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday evening (19 July) in Vienna on the occasion of the United Nations Vienna Civil Society Award Ceremony:

SG/T/2195
20 July 1999


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SG/T/2195


ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SLOVAKIA, 14-16 JULY

19990720

The Secretary-General arrived in Bratislava from Algeria on the evening of 14 July. This was the first visit by a United Nations Secretary-General to Slovakia since it became independent in January 1993.

SG/SM/7070
16 July 1999


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SG/SM/7070


SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES JAN MASARYK COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL 'PRO AMICITIA INTER NACIONES' IN PRAGUE

19990716 Kofi Annan Says Masaryk Was Shining Example of True Internationalism In Age When Others Misused that Word to Suppress Freedom of Small Nations

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address on receiving the Jan Masaryk commemorative medal "Pro Amicitia Inter Naciones". in Prague today: