26 April 2001

The President today made remarks at the African Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases. The Summit is being held in Abuja, Nigeria, and is attended by some 50 African leaders. In his remarks the President stressed the importance of knowledge in preventing the spread of infectious diseases and called for utilizing information and communication technologies in sharing knowledge. The President also noted that the outcome of this African Summit would be an essential and invaluable input to the final outcome document of the upcoming HIV/AIDS special session, which will take place in New York from 25 to 27 June 2001. The full text of his statement is available on the Statements and Messages page.

The President also gave a message on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. In his message the President expressed his hope for the international community to succeed in its efforts in preventing similar accidents from happening again anywhere in the world. The full text of his message is available on the Statements and Messages page.