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Annan to meet Bush in Washington on Monday for wide-ranging talks

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to travel to Washington on Monday to meet with United States President George W. Bush and his advisers for wide-ranging discussions, including Africa, which both are currently visiting, and on the Middle East.

Annan urges French-speaking parliamentarians to cooperate more closely with the UN

Secretary-General Kofi Annan commended efforts by international French-speaking parliamentarians to resolve global conflicts and urged them to cooperate more closely with the United Nations in the area of electoral assistance and the promotion of democracy.

In Geneva, Annan meets with UN officials and staff

Kicking off his visit to the United Nations complex in Geneva today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan held a series of meetings with various UN officials, advisers and personnel.

Annan heads to Geneva for talks with senior UN officials

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan left London today for Geneva, where he will meet with senior UN officials as well as address the high-level segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) next week.

In London, Annan holds talks with Blair and other UK senior officials

Continuing his travels abroad, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan met in London today with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom he briefed on his visit to Amman, Jordan, and the Quartet discussions on the Middle East, according to a UN spokesperson in New York.

Middle East, Iraq and Africa focus of Annan's bilateral talks in Jordan

The Middle East conflict, the situation in Iraq and peace in Africa were the focus of a series of bilateral meetings United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan held today in the margins of the World Economic Forum in Jordan, where he delivered a major address.

Annan pledges full UN support in helping Iraqis regain national sovereignty

Once again stressing the “indispensable” need for Security Council unity in order to maintain peace, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today the world body would use the role granted it by a new resolution on interim arrangements in Iraq to ensure that the Iraqi people regain full national sovereignty as soon as possible.

Annan appeals for Security Council unity on post-war Iraq

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the Security Council to set aside its past differences over Iraq and find a new unity that will allow the Iraqi people to take charge of their own destiny.

Annan hopes for 'effective' UN role in establishing new Iraqi government

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he hoped the world body would play an "effective role" in the process of establishing a new Iraqi Government.

Annan cuts short European trip over developments in Iraq and DR of Congo

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan cut short his trip to Europe today to return to UN Headquarters in New York in light of current developments in Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and elsewhere.