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29 January 2002

Vienna - On the occasion of the opening of a UN Poster Exhibition, "For a Better World"

Vienna - Press conference after meeting with Foreign Minister of Austria, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, (unofficial transcript)

Vienna - Press encounter after meeting with President Thomas Klestil of Austria, (unofficial transcript)

27 January 2002

Doha - Interview with Al'Jazeera,

Doha - Press encounter upon arrival, (unofficial transcript)

Teheran Airport, Islamic Republic of Iran - Press encounter with members of the Young Journalists Club (unofficial transcript)

26 January 2002

Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran - Press conference with Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi (unofficial transcript)

25 January 2002

Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran - Press encounter upon arrival (unofficial transcript)

Kabul, Afghanistan - Joint press conference with Chairman of the Interim Authority, Hamid Karzai (unofficial transcript)

24 January 2002

Islamabad - Joint press conference with Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar (unofficial transcript)

Islamabad - Comments at the Pakistan Human Development Forum (unofficial transcript)

23 January 2002

Islamabad - Press encounter upon arrival at Islamabad airport (unofficial transcript)

Bangkok - Press conference with the Foreign Minister of Thailand (unofficial transcript)

22 January 2002

Tokyo - Encounter with CNN at conclusion of International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan (unofficial transcript)

13 December 2001

Stockholm - Press encounter at the Grand Hotel (unofficial transcript)

12 December 2001

Stockholm - Secretary-General's Press Conference with Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (unofficial transcript)

Stockholm - Press encounter as SG entered the Parliament Building in (unofficial transcript)

Stockholm - Press encounter the signing of the guest book at the Swedish Parliament, (unofficial transcript)

11 December 2001

Oslo - Press encounter after meeting with Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik(unofficial transcript)

10 December 2001

Oslo - Prize for Peace - Interview with Jonathan Mann of CNN (unofficial transcript)

09 December 2001

Oslo - Press conference at Nobel Institute, (unofficial transcript)

08 December 2001

Oslo - Press encounter upon arrival in

06 December 2001

New York - Press encounter with Elmo of Sesame Street, (unofficial transcript)

New York - Press encounter following the Security Council meeting on Afghanistan (unofficial transcript)

05 December 2001

New York - Press encounter with CNN upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

28 November 2001

Washington, DC - Press encounter with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, (unofficial transcript)

Washington, DC - Press encounter with U.S. President George W. Bush, (unofficial transcript)

26 November 2001

New York - Remarks at the launch of Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma's book "Mille Fleurs: Poetry from around the world"

20 November 2001

New York - Remarks to FIFA/UNICEF event

17 November 2001

Ottawa - Press conference following a meeting between Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Prime Minister Jean ChrTtien (Unofficial transcript)

14 November 2001

New York - Press encounter following adoption of Security Council resolution 1378 on Afghanistan, (unofficial transcript)

13 November 2001

New York - Press encounter following meeting with H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss, Chancellor and Head of the Foreign Affairs Department of Switzerland, UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

12 November 2001

New York - Press encounter with Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

01 November 2001

Geneva - Press Conference

Geneva - Press encounter at ILO Headquarters (unofficial transcript)

30 October 2001

New York - Press encounter with CNN upon arrival at UNHQ, (unofficial transcript)

21 October 2001

New York - Press encounter before meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres, (unofficial transcript)

12 October 2001

New York - Secretary-General remarks to the staff of the United Nations

New York - Secretary-General Kofi Annan's press encounter at his residence following announcement of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize

11 October 2001

New York - Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke to the American people via satellite as part of a national Town Hall meeting, sponsored by the Better World Campaign.

09 October 2001

New York - Secretary-General and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at Security Council stakeout

New York - Press encounter at Security Council stakeout

05 October 2001

New York - Press encounter outside Security Council meeting on Kosovo (unofficial transcript)

02 October 2001

New York - Excerpt from interview with Al Jazeera's Ghida Fakhri,

New York - Secretary-General on ABC'S "GOOD MORNING AMERICA", with anchor Diane Sawyer, (unofficial transcript)

01 October 2001

New York - Press encounter upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

28 September 2001

New York - Press encounter after Security Council formal meeting on Sudan,(unofficial transcript)

27 September 2001

New York - Remarks by the Secretary-General at a reception organised by the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (ICC) during the 8th PrepCom,

26 September 2001

New York - Remarks to CNN upon entering UNHQ

21 September 2001

New York - Comments to CNN outside a briefing on UN staff security, UNHQ, (as delivered)

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