25 October 2000

The President and his Cabinet held their second monthly working luncheon with the Chairpersons of the Main Committees who reported on the progress of the work of each Committee. All the Chairpersons mentioned that their work was progressing on schedule and that follow-up to the Millennium Summit had been incorporated into draft resolutions currently being adopted by the Committees. There was also a discussion on how the lengthy agenda of the General Assembly, now with more than 180 items on it, might be shortened and the need to limit the number of reports requested of the Secretariat. The Chairman of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) reported that the General Assembly discussed cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

The General Assembly adopted, without a vote, a resolution on continuing cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee. The General Assembly also discussed a new global human order and the role United Nations might play in promoting it.

The President met with the Foreign Minister of Austria, H.E. Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, and the Permanent Representative of Austria, H.E. Dr. Gerhard Pfanzelter. During their meeting they discussed, among other issues, the President's trip to Vienna on 6 November to address the Triennial Conference of the Committee of Non-Governmental Organizations.

The President met with the Permanent Representatives of Mexico, Argentina, Egypt, Italy, New Zealand, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Spain and Turkey to discuss issues concerning the Security Council reform.