SC/6520
22 May 1998
The Secretary-General concluded his eight-nation trip to Africa on 10 May, and flew overnight to Paris, arriving in the morning of Monday, 11 May. At 6:30 a.m. he met with the Minister of State for Health, Bernard Kouchner, who discussed his proposal for a European programme to fight AIDS.
The Secretary-General departed Uganda for Eritrea on Saturday afternoon, 9 May.
The Secretary-General is relieved that an orderly and peaceful transition is occurring in Indonesia.
He hopes that Indonesia will now be able to rebuild social peace, based on democratic principles and values, and revive its economy.