Secretary-General's press encounter upon arrival at Headquarters
Rencontres avec la presse | Kofi Annan, Ancien Secrétaire général
SG: Maurice is my Special Adviser and is helping me on North Korea. And he has been with the UN on and off since the 70's when he was head of the UN Environment Programme.
Q: Were you aware of his relationship with Mr. Tongsun Park?
SG: He has already issued a statement to that effect.
Q: But were you aware of it yourself in 1997-98?
SG: I wasn't aware of it, but I don't want to get into it since it's before Mr. Volcker's Committee and others are looking at it judicially.
Q: [Inaudible -- on the Secretary-General's report pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1559]
SG: First of all, the report is not ready and besides we are waiting on developments in the region -- both in Lebanon and Syria and the withdrawal -- so that I'll be able to give a fuller report to the Council in a couple of days.
Q: Is it due on the 26th now?
SG: 26th, yeah.