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5 May 1998

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SG/SM/6548

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON TAJIKISTAN GOVERNMENT, UNITED TAJIK OPPOSITION, TO END RENEWED FIGHTING

19980505 Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, issued on 1 May:

4 May 1998

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SG/SM/6545
AFR/54

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS FUNDAMENTAL FAILURE TO PREVENT RWANDA GENOCIDE WAS LACK OF POLITICAL WILL, NOT LACK OF INFORMATION

19980504 The following statement, concerning an article on Rwanda in the current issue of The New Yorker, was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

Philip Gourevitch's article on Rwanda in the current issue of The New Yorker raises important questions.

4 May 1998

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PI/1062

UN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES MUST KEEP UP WITH LATEST TECHNOLOGIES, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS INFORMATION COMMITTEE

19980504 Communications Aspect Must Be Incorporated In All United Nations-Mandated Programmes, He Says

4 May 1998

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SG/T/2131

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS, 19-21 APRIL

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The Secretary-General arrived in San Francisco in the afternoon of Sunday, 19 April, to begin a short visit to California. In the evening, he attended a dinner hosted by former United States Secretary of State and Mrs. George Shultz.

4 May 1998

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GA/SM/38
OBV/45

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS NEED TO PROTECT PRESS FREEDOM HAS NOT LOST URGENCY DESPITE ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

19980504 Following is the text of the statement by the President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko, delivered today at the World Press Freedom Day observance:

4 May 1998

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SG/SM/6546

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IS "SACRED PLACE", SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT LUNCHEON IN NAIROBI

19980504 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's toast at a luncheon today hosted by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, Francis X. Ole Kaparo, on Nairobi:

4 May 1998

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DSG/T/2

4 May 1998

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PI/1063

4 May 1998

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PI/1061
OBV/44

4 May 1998

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SG/SM/6547

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN IN GIGIRI, KENYA, ON 4 MAY 1998

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The SECRETARY-GENERAL: I am grateful to President Moi and to the Kenyan Government for their generous hospitality and for what they are doing to facilitate the work of the United Nations.