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Kofi Annan addresses Council

Annan welcomes Iraqis at Security Council session

22 July 2003
Welcoming the first Iraqis to address the United Nations Security Council since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called Baghdad’s new Governing Council “an important step towards the full restoration of Iraqi sovereignty” and laid out five guiding principles for international action.
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Annan and Bush discuss US role in UN peacekeeping force for Liberia

14 July 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and United States President George W. Bush today discussed a stabilization plan for war-torn Liberia under which the United States would assist a UN peacekeeping force composed of West African nations.

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

10 July 2003
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

10 July 2003
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.