PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

ON TERRORIST ATTACKS IN UNITED STATES

Following is the text of today’s press statement on the terrorist attacks in the United States by the President of the Security Council, Jean-David Levitte (France):

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SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES SUCCESSFUL EAST TIMOR ELECTIONS

The Security Council this morning warmly welcomed the successful staging of the elections for East Timor’s first Constituent Assembly on 30 August.

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COUNCIL TERMINATES PROHIBITION ON ARMS SALES TO YUGOSLAVIA

Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1367

The Security Council this morning terminated the prohibitions preventing the sale or supply of arms and related material to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It did this by unanimously adopting resolution 1367.

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SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS DETAILS OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN EAST TIMOR

Today in Dili, the Independent Electoral Commission announced the final certified results for the election held on 30 August and declared that the criteria for a free and fair election had been met, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, told the Security Council this morning.

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON IRAQ

Following is the text of today’s statement on Iraq by the President of the Security Council, Jean-David Levitte (France):

Members of the Security Council have heard a briefing by the Executive Director of the Office of the Iraq Programme on the decision of Iraq to declare persona non grata five United Nations personnel of the Office of the Iraq Programme.

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SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES SUCCESS ON PREPARATORY MEETING

FOR INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE

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AS SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS ITS WORK FOR MONTH OF AUGUST,

SEVERAL SPEAKERS DEPLORE ‘INACTION’ ON MID-EAST

The Security Council today held its second “wrap-up” meeting to discuss its work over the past month under the Presidency of Colombia.  The first public wrap-up meeting was convened in June, on the initiative of the Council Presidency for that month, the delegation of Bangladesh.

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for September:

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COUNCIL MAKES PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON IMPORTANCE OF, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR,

ADDRESSING QUESTION OF SMALL ARMS

In the first of two meetings this morning, the Security Council adopted a statement on small arms, read out by its President Guillermo Fernandez de Soto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia.

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SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES COMMITMENT TO PURSUE CONFLICT PREVENTION

‘BY ALL APPROPRIATE MEANS’

Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1366 (2001)