30 November 2000

The General Assembly today continued discussing the Question of Palestine. In the afternoon, the Assembly began its discussion on the situation in the Middle East.

The President met with the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, H. E. Ambassador Dr. Makarim Wibisono. The discussion dealt with the issue of which country will host the Rio + 10 Conference, as well as other relevant matters. The President thanked the Ambassador and his Government for the active role they have played in the matter of Rio+10 Conference and he also thanked Ambassador Wibisono for participating in the forth-coming Information and Communication Technology (ICT) event of the Plenary to be held on 13 December. The forth-coming visit of Ambassador Wibisono to Finland, to participate in an ICT/Finland-Baltic states seminar was also discussed.

The President attended a reception hosted by the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations in Honor of Dr. Nafis Sadik and Ms. Thoraya Obaid, retiring and in-coming Executive Directors of the United Nations Population Fund.

The President also attended a reception on the occasion of the National Day of Romania hosted by the Permanent Representative of Romania, H.E. Mr. Sorin Dumitru Ducaru.

Later in the day President was the guest of honor in a dinner, hosted by the Permanent Representative of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Gelson Fonseca, Jr.