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SG/T/2137
21 May 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2137
AFR/66


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO RWANDA, 7 - 8 MAY

19980521

The Secretary-General arrived in Rwanda in the afternoon of Thursday, 7 May.

SG/SM/6570
21 May 1998


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SG/SM/6570


SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED BY PEACEFUL TRANSITION IN INDONESIA

19980521 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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.

SG/T/2136
21 May 1998


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SG/T/2136
AFR/65


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO BURUNDI, 7 MAY

19980521

Upon arrival in Bujumbura at noon on 7 May, the Secretary-General first met with heads of United Nations agencies, urging them to work together.

SG/T/2134
21 May 1998


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SG/T/2134
AFR/63


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO KENYA, 3 -5 MAY

19980521

(Received from the Spokesman travelling with Secretary-General.)

DSG/SM/5
20 May 1998


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DSG/SM/5
DC/2608


DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES INTERNATIONAL DETERMINATION TO BANISH CHEMICAL WEAPONS FROM ARSENALS OF ALL NATIONS

19980520 Following is the text of remarks by the Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the ceremony marking the official opening of the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at The Hague on 20 May: