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SG/T/2040
1 April 1996


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SG/T/2040


SECRETARY-GENERAL AND PRESIDENT KIM CONFER ON KOREAN PENINSULA

19960401

SEOUL, 29 March -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali conferred at length today with the President of the Republic of Korea, Kim Young Sam, on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

DH/2113
1 April 1996


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DH/2113


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 1 April 1996

19960401 * United Nations at turning point in history, Secretary-General tells gathering in Seoul; Member States' decisions now as important as decision to create organization after World War II.

* Secretary-General identifies budgetary cuts requested by General Assembly.

SG/SM/5944
1 April 1996


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SG/SM/5944


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM INTEGRAL TO WIDER REFORM EFFORT NEEDED TO BREAK CYCLE OF CRISES AFFECTING UNITED NATIONS

19960401 Following is the address given by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros- Ghali at the Korea Conference on the United Nations held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 1 April:

I am delighted to visit the Republic of Korea once again, and to speak to you, friends and supporters of the United Nations.

SG/T/2041
1 April 1996


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SG/T/2041


SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA

19960401

SEOUL, 30 March -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali today met with Foreign Minister Ro-Myung Gong of the Republic of Korea for an in-depth discussion of possible paths towards a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

The two reviewed reports on the humanitarian situation and severe food shortages in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the north.