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SG/SM/9553
21/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9553

Secretary-General urges all Kosovo communities to exercise voting rights

 


Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


This Saturday, 23 October, the people of Kosovo will have the opportunity to vote for their representatives in the Assembly of Kosovo’s Provisional Institutions.

SG/SM/9551
19/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9551

Secretary-General calls on Myanmar Authorities to remain


committed to national reconciliation, democratization

 


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


The Secretary-General is concerned about the events that have unfolded in Yangon overnight, including the report that Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt has been dismissed and put under house arrest.

SG/SM/9547
18/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9547

Secretary-General Congratulates Vienna International Centre on 25th Anniversary


Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Vienna International Centre, delivered in Vienna today by Antonio María Costa, Director-General, United Nations Office at Vienna:

SG/SM/9545
18/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9545

Secretary-General, in message to Rimini meeting, says efforts needed


to ensure benefits of globalization are widely shared

 


This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the thirtieth Pio Manzù Conference on “Islands without an Archipelago” in Rimini, Italy, yesterday (delivered by Giandomenico Picco, Adviser to the Secretary-General):

SG/SM/9549
18/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9549

Secretary-General outlines key lessons for building peace

 

in war-torn societies, in lecture at University of Ulster

 


Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Tip O’Neill Lecture, “Learning the lessons of peace-building”, delivered at Magee Campus, University of Ulster, United Kingdom, on 18 October:

SG/SM/9544-PKO/114
15/10/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9544
PKO/114

Secretary-General, at military event in Dublin, hails Ireland’s

 

enduring commitment to United Nations peacekeeping

 


Following are the remarks delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at an event reviewing Irish military assets of potential use in European Union operations in support of the United Nations, at McKee Barracks, Dublin, Ireland: