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SG/T/2165
1 February 1999


Press Release
SG/T/2165


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO SWITZERLAND, 23-26 JANUARY

19990201

The Secretary-General arrived in Geneva from Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday afternoon, 23 January.

On Sunday, following the decision taken at the Arusha Regional Summit by Burundi's neighbouring countries to suspend economic sanctions imposed on that country, the Secretary-General issued a statement welcoming this move (see Press Release SG/SM/6871).

SG/T/2161
9 December 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2161


SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLDS MEETING WITH MUAMMAR AL-QADHAFI ON QUESTION OF POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF LOCKERBIE BOMBING SUSPECTS

19981209 Day-Long Talks with Libyan Officials (Not Previously Scheduled) Following Flight from Tunisia, Described as 'Step Forward'; Further Review Expected

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

SG/T/2162
9 December 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2162


AFTER UNSCHEDULED VISIT TO LIBYA, SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES MEETING OF GULF CO-OPERATION COUNCIL IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

19981209 In-Flight Call to United States Secretary of State Albright Reports Progress in Talks on Suspects in Lockerbie Bombing Case

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

SG/T/2160
9 December 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2160


PEACE PROCESS IN WESTERN SAHARA AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL WITH LEADERS OF TUNISIA

19981209

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General; delayed in transmission.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Tunis from Algiers on the evening of Wednesday, 2 December, and was greeted upon his arrival by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Said Ben Mustapha.

SG/T/2158
9 December 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2158


SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FRANCO-AFRICAN SUMMIT 'VIOLENCE AND WAR ARE CRIPPLING CONTINENT', URGES PEACE EFFORTS

19981209

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General; delayed in transmission.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Paris on Thursday, 26 November, to attend the twentieth Franco-African summit.

SG/T/2163
9 December 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2163


SECRETARY-GENERAL RETURNING TO NEW YORK AFTER DAY OF EVENTS IN PARIS, FOLLOWING VISITS TO NORTH AFRICA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

19981209 Address to French National Assembly; Human Rights Meeting at UNESCO; Press Conference with Prime Minister; Speech at Amnesty Petition Ceremony

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

SG/T/2156
13 November 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2156


ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WESTERN SAHARA 8 - 9 NOVEMBER

19981113 (Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

The Secretary-General travelled from Mauritania to Western Sahara in the afternoon of Sunday, 8 November. He was welcomed at the airport by the Moroccan Minister of the Interior, Driss Basri, and by senior officials of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).