Press Release

29 May 1998

Press Release
IAEA/1321

IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL, REGRETTING NUCLEAR TESTS BY INDIA AND PAKISTAN, CALLS FOR UTMOST RESTRAINT

19980529

The following statement was issued today in Vienna by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):

Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei deeply regrets the recent nuclear tests by India and Pakistan.

29 May 1998

Press Release
DCF/335

PAKISTAN WARNS IN DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE OF MASSIVE RETALIATION IF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS ATTACKED

19980529 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 28 May (UN Information Service) -- Pakistan told the Conference on Disarmament this morning that an Indian attack on its nuclear facilities would warrant a "swift and massive retaliation with unforeseen consequences".

29 May 1998

Press Release
SOC/NAR/782

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD CONCLUDES SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION, VIENNA, 18-29 MAY

19980529 Agrees to Focus 1998 Annual Report on Assessing Past, Present and Future of International Drug Regulatory Control

(Reissued as received.)

29 May 1998

Press Release
SC/6524

SECURITY COUNCIL DEPLORES NUCLEAR TESTS CONDUCTED BY PAKISTAN

19980529

The Security Council this morning strongly deplored the underground nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan on 28 May despite overwhelming international concerns and protests.

28 May 1998

Press Release
DSG/SM/6

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, SPEAKING OF REFORM AND RENEWAL, HIGHLIGHTS WAYS UN ADAPTS TO NEW CHALLENGES

19980528 Says United Nations Today, in Fundamental Respects, Is 'New Institution', in Address to Foreign Policy Association

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette's address, delivered yesterday, 27 May, at the Foreign Policy Association:

28 May 1998

Press Release
SC/6522/Rev.1*

SECURITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES AD HOC WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW SECRETARY-GENERAL'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY IN AFRICA

19980528 Resolution 1170 (1998) Adopted Unanimously; Working Group, Comprised of All Council Members, To Convene for Six Months

28 May 1998

Press Release
OS/1738

COMMITTEE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE TO HOLD FORTY-FIRST SESSION IN VIENNA FROM 3-12 JUNE

19980528 Background Release To Finalize All Organizational and Procedural Aspects of 1999 Vienna UNISPACE III, To Discuss Proposals on Improving Adherence to Existing Space Laws

(Reissued as received.)

28 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6576

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO INDIA AND PAKISTAN TO REDUCE TENSIONS IN REGION, ESPECIALLY IN KASHMIR

19980528 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

28 May 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3233

28 May 1998

Press Release
SC/6523

SECURITY COUNCIL REQUESTS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO CONSULT PARTIES IN ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA, ON CREATION OF SELF-PROTECTION UNIT FOR MILITARY OBSERVERS

19980528 Presidential Statement also Asks Secretary-General To Report on Outcome of Consultations no Later than 12 June