9 May 2001

The ongoing preparations for the General Assembly Special session on HIV/AIDS were in focus during the President’s meeting with the facilitators of the preparatory process, Ambassador Penny Wensley of Australia and Ambassador Ibrahim Deguene Ka of Senegal.

The President today presided over third meeting of the week-long session of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform. The focus on the meeting was on the working methods of the Council.

Mr. Holkeri today also met with the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), H.E. Mr. Martin Belinga-Eboutou of Cameroon. They discussed issues related to strengthened General Assembly-ECOSOC cooperation.

The President attended to a luncheon, hosted by H.E. Mr. Samir. S. Shibabi, President of the Council of Presidents of the General Assembly. They discussed the Council's annual meeting in New York next week.

Later in the day the President attended to a reception to celebrate the 51st Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, hosted by the Chargé d’affaires of the Delegation of the European Commission to the UN and Mrs. Richard Wyatt.