Secretary-General visits
North Africa - Part II




Secretary-General Kofi Annan returned to North Africa on November 29 to complete his scheduled visit, earlier interrupted by the crisis in Iraq. He visited Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The following are highlights of his visit:


UN Photo No. mgd35SM.jpg View of the city of Algiers, Algeria.(UN Photo# mgd35)
UN Photo No. mgd36SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Nane Annan arriving in Algiers where they are met by Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria. (UN Photo# mgd36)
UN Photo No. mgd54SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan meeting with the President of Algeria, Liamine Zeroual.(UN Photo# mgd54)
UN Photo No. mgd38SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan meeting with Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf. (UN Photo# mgd38)
UN Photo No. mgd40SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan addressing the staff at MINURSO headquarters in Tindouf, Algeria. (UN Photo# mgd40)
UN Photo No. mgd44SM.jpg Polariso demonstrators greeting the Secretary-General on his arrival to the Smara refugee camp. (UN Photo# mgd44)
UN Photo No. mgd41SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Nane Annan greeted with flowers upon their arrival at the Smara refugee camp in Tindouf. (UN Photo# mgd41)
UN Photo No. mgd46SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan meeting with Mohamed Abdelaziz, the Secretary-General of Polisario, and his staff. (UN Photo# mgd46)
UN Photo No. mgd47SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) meeting with the Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ouyahia. (UN Photo# mgd47)
UN Photo No. mgd48SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) meeting the President of the National Assembly, Abdelkader Bensalah in Algiers. (UN Photo# mgd48)
UN Photo No. mgd49SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) and Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf unveiling the plaque commemorating the opening of UN House in Algiers on December 1. (UN Photo# mgd49)
UN Photo No. mgd58SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) meeting with the President of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Bel Ali. (UN Photo# mgd58)
UN Photo No. mgd64SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) addressing the staff at UN House in Tunis. (UN Photo# mgd64)
UN Photo No. mgd57SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) meeting with Said Ben Mustapha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia. (UN Photo# mgd57)
UN Photo No. mgd65SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Nane Annan looking at the ancient city ruins of Carthage, Tunisia which is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. (UN Photo# mgd65)
UN Photo No. mgd69SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) arriving in Libya where he is met by the Guard of Honor. Left, accompanying the Secretary-General, is Omar Mustapha Muntasser, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Libya. (UN Photo# mgd69)
UN Photo No. mgd70SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan walking in the gardens of the Guest House in Sirte, Libya, prior to his meeting with Libyan leader Colonel Muhammar Al-Qadhafi. (UN Photo# mgd70)
UN Photo No. mgd71SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) meeting with Omar Mustapha Muntasser (across from him), Minister for Foreign Affairs of Libya. (UN Photo# mgd71)
UN Photo No. mgd72SM.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) meeting with President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso and current President of the Organization of the African Unity, who was visiting Libya. (UN Photo# mgd72)

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