24 May 2001

The President today attended a Solemn meeting to commemorate Africa Day, the Thirty-Eighth Anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). In his statement the President stressed that African development remains a key priority to the United Nations and called for continuing co-operation with African leaders and the OAU. The full text of his remarks is available at the Statements and Messages page.

The President held a meeting with a Sub-Committee on the United Nations of the German Federal Parliament's Committee on Foreign Relations, with a wide range of UN-related issues discussed.

Later in the day Mr. Holkeri attended a concert by the Rachmaninov Trio hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations.