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SG/T/2183

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ACTIVITIES IN ITALY 2-3 JUNE

4 June 1999


Press Release
SG/T/2183


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ACTIVITIES IN ITALY 2-3 JUNE

19990604 At the invitation of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, the Secretary-General travelled to Rome to meet with the Pope, in order to assess the situation in the Balkans and the prospects for resolving the crisis and building peace in the region.

The Secretary-General travelled on Tuesday evening, 2 June.

SG/SM/7018

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NEWS OF BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT REACHED YESTERDAY IN BELGRADE

4 June 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/7018


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NEWS OF BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT REACHED YESTERDAY IN BELGRADE

19990604 Following is the text of a statement attributable to Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

I welcome the news of the breakthrough agreement reached in Belgrade yesterday. My warmest congratulations go to President Martti Ahtisaari and Special Envoy Victor Chernomyrdin on their achievement.

ICJ/579

ICJ REJECTS YUGOSLAVIA'S REQUEST FOR ORDER TO HALT USE OF FORCE BY NETHERLANDS, REMAINS SEIZED OF CASE

3 June 1999


Press Release
ICJ/579


ICJ REJECTS YUGOSLAVIA'S REQUEST FOR ORDER TO HALT USE OF FORCE BY NETHERLANDS, REMAINS SEIZED OF CASE

19990603

THE HAGUE, 2 June (ICJ) -- Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in the case concerning Legality of Use of Force (Yugoslavia v. Netherlands). The decision was taken by eleven votes to four.