Secretary-General visits the
Russian Federation


Secretary-General Kofi Annan visited the Russian Federation from 21 to 23 June 1999. While in St. Petersburg, he attended the opening session of an international conference marking the 100th anniversary of the First International Peace Conference, held at the Hague in 1899. It was the Government of Russia, on the instructions of Czar Nicholas II, which proposed the convening of that initial conference. In Moscow, the Secretary-General met with high Government officials. Following are photo highlights of his visit.






Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) with Vladimir Yakovlev, Governor of St. Petersburg, at the Government Guest House. 21 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd274)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan (second from left) on a tour of the Petopavlovsk Fortress in St. Petersburg. 21 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd275)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan signs the guest book at the Piskarev Cemetery in St. Petersburg. 21 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd277)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan visiting the Piskarev Cemetery in St. Petersburg. 21 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd278)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan walks behind wreath bearers at a wreath laying ceremony at the Piskarev Cemetery in St. Petersburg. 21 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd280)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan (standing, left) at Smolny Palace in St. Petersburg, attending the opening session of an international conference marking the 100th anniversary of the First International Peace Conference, held at The Hague in 1899. 22 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd283)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Smolny Palace in St. Petersburg with a teacher and students who participated in a "Model UN." 22 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd281)

In St. Petersburg, Secretary-General Kofi Annan looks onto Palace Square from inside the Winter Palace. 22 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd282)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan with Sergei Stepashin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Moscow. 23 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd287)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan speaking with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov at the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. 23 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd285)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov hold a press conference in Moscow. 23 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd284)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) with Gennady Seleznev, Speaker of the Russian Duma. 23 June 1999. (UN Photo# esd286)


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