Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to North Africa for an official visit November 7 - 11, 1998. The following are highlights of his visit:
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan arriving at the
Presidential Palace in Nouakchott, Mauritania on November 7. Right, slightly behind the Secretary-General,
is Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
Mauritania.(UN Photo# mgd9) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) meeting with
President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of Mauritania. (UN Photo# mgd10) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (centre) meeting with the
Prime Minister of Mauritania, Mohamed Lemani Ould Guig (right). The Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Charles Dunbar, is seated left.
(UN Photo# mgd11) |
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| Secretary-General Kofi Annan (second
from left), Mrs. Mintata Mint Hedeid (centre), Secretary of State for
Women's Affairs and Foreign Minister Cheikh El Alva Ould
Mohamed Khouna (right), listening to children singing during a visit
to the Center for the "Promotion of Women" in Nouakchott. (UN Photo# mgd12) |
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| Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right)
greeted on arrival in Elayoun, Western Sahara, by Morocco's Minister of the
Interior, Driss Basri, on November 8. (UN Photo# mgd15) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) inspecting the honour
guard at MINURSO, the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western
Sahara. (UN Photo# mgd18) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan, right at the
podium, addressing the staff at MINURSO Headquarters in Elayoun.
(UN Photo# mgd20) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (third from right) addressing
the Western Saharan Chiefs at the Palais de Congres in Elayoun. (UN Photo# mgd21) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) inspecting the Honour Guard
at the airport in Marrakesh upon his arrival on November 9. Right is Abdellatif Filali, Minister
for Foreign Affairs of Morocco.
(UN Photo# mgd22) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) with His Majesty King Hassan II
of Morocco. (UN Photo# mgd23) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (back to
camera) at a dinner given by His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco (left), in Marrakesh.
Also present is Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed and Prince Moulay
Rachid. (UN Photo# mgd24) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) and His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco
walking in the Royal Palace after talks. (UN Photo# mgd30) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) on a visit to La Menara in
Marrakesh. (UN Photo# mgd29) |
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (centre) and members of his
delegation walking through the Koutoubia in Marrakesh. (UN Photo# mgd28) |
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