4 June 2001

The President today met with Mr. Yongjian Jin, Under-Secretary-General of the Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services, to discuss the current work programme of the Assembly, including this month's two special sessions.

The President also met with Ambassador Wensley of Australia, one of the co-facilitators of the preparatory process for the HIV/AIDS special session. Both the Ambassador and the President agreed that considerable progress had been achieved during last week's informal consultations on the draft declaration of commitment.

The President attended a reception, followed by Annual Spring Luncheon of the American Scandinavian Foundation.