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SG/SM/6868

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES IRELAND'S COMMITMENT TO PEACEKEEPING IN REMARKS TO UNITED NATIONS TRAINING SCHOOL

21 January 1999


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SG/SM/6868


SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES IRELAND'S COMMITMENT TO PEACEKEEPING IN REMARKS TO UNITED NATIONS TRAINING SCHOOL

19990121 Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the United Nations Training School in Curragh, Ireland, on 21 January:

I am honoured to be with you today. This school stands as solid testimony to Ireland's commitment to the service of peace around the world -- a commitment second to none.

SG/SM/6866

SECRETARY-GENERAL CITES NEED TO FURTHER SUSTAIN DISARMAMENT REGIMES IN MESSAGE TO DISARMAMENT ADVISORY BOARD

20 January 1999


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SG/SM/6866
DC/2625


SECRETARY-GENERAL CITES NEED TO FURTHER SUSTAIN DISARMAMENT REGIMES IN MESSAGE TO DISARMAMENT ADVISORY BOARD

19990120 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, which was delivered on his behalf by Jayantha Dhanapala, the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, in Geneva today:

ECOSOC/5809

PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FOR 1999

20 January 1999


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ECOSOC/5809


PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FOR 1999

19990120 Representatives of Indonesia, Lesotho and Colombia Elected as Vice-Presidents

Francesco Paulo Fulci of Italy was elected President of the Economic and Social Council for 1999 by acclamation this morning, as the Council met to elect its Bureau and to consider its provisional agenda.