8 May 2001

The President today met with H.E. Mr. Shamir S. Shihabi, President of the Council of Former Presidents of the General Assembly. They discussed the meeting of the Council to be held in New York next week.

Mr. Danilo Turk, Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political Affairs and the President discussed the Secretary-General's upcoming report on prevention.

Mr. Holkeri presided over the second meeting of the week-long session of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform. The discussion on the question of the expansion of the Council continued today.

A meeting between Mr. Holkeri and Mr. Jukka Niemi, General Manager of Nordea/Merita Bank also took place today.