Presidents & Prime Ministers articles from September 1998

Presidents & Prime Ministers archives from September 1998

Slovakia: A Bright Future.
September 1, 1998... An interview with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zdenka Kramplova, Slovak Republic. Question On behalf of the Slovakian people, what is your agenda for the 53rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly? Answer It is very...

Ukraine: Strengthening Independence.
September 1, 1998... An interview with Minister for Foreign Affairs Borys Tarasyuk, Ukraine. Question What is your agenda for the 53rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly? Answer I will be using this opportunity for participation in...

Historical Impressions, 1863.
September 1, 1998... Gettysburg Address The following speech, "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln, was given at the dedication of a cemetery on the site of the Gettysburg battlefield on November 19, 1863. "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers...

Thailand: Financial Reform.
September 1, 1998... An interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Surin Pitsuwan of Thailand. Question How has the Asian financial crisis effected Thailand? Answer Our effort for recovery is certainly very critical at this moment. There has...

Belarus: Peaceful Resolution.
September 1, 1998... An interview with Foreign Minister Ivan I. Antonovich, of the Republic of Belarus. Question What is Belay' specific mission for the 53rd United Nations General Assembly meeting? Answer Belarus is one of the founding members...

Liechtenstein: A Focus on Humanity.
September 1, 1998... An interview with Foreign Minister Andrea Willi of Liechtenstein. Question What is Liechtenstein's role as a member of the United Nations? Answer When we became a member of the United Nations in 1990 we had to define priority...

Namibia: Building on Independence.
September 1, 1998... An interview with the Prime Minister Hage Geingob, Namibia. Question What is your mission and agenda from the people of Namibia to the United Nations General Assembly 53rd mission? Answer It is a ritual for leaders to come to...

Myanmar: A Peaceful Existence.
September 1, 1998... An interview with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, U Ohn Gyaw. Question How would you define your relations with the United States? Answer Soon after we became independent we had very good relations with...

Mongolia: International Relations.
September 1, 1998... Question What are your suggestions far improving U.S. Foreign Policy towards your country? Answer The U.S. Foreign Policy towards Mongolia is fairly new. Both nations were able to develop bilateral relations only after Mongolia...

Korea: Industrial Growth.
September 1, 1998... Question What are your suggestions far improving U.S. Foreign Policy toward your country? Answer The relationship between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the U.S. continues to move forward based on the common values of democracy...

Historical Impressions, 1929.
September 1, 1998... Airmail Service The following is an excerpt from a letter written by President Herbert Hoover to President Hipolito Irigoyen of Argentina upon the opening of airmail service between the United States and Argentina, October 12, 1929. ...

International Trade: News Briefs.
September 1, 1998... Tourism Boost Argentina had a surplus of $2.2 billion on trade in tourism last year, according to a study by the World Tourism Organization, an agency of the United Nations. Between 1990 and 1997, expenditures by Argentines traveling...

Economy & Finance: P&PM.
September 1, 1998... Expansion and Integration The following remarks were made by President of the Republic of Djibouti El Haj Hassan Gouled Aptidon, at the 53rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 1998, in New York. No doubt,...

Economy & Finance: News Briefs.
September 1, 1998... Healthy Currency The Asian financial crisis has forced the devaluation of most Asian currencies, but not the Chinese yuan, which has remained stable at a level lower than one U.S. dollar per 8.28 yuan. The major reason for the stable...

Diplomacy & World Peace: P&PM.
September 1, 1998... European Tour The U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recently visited Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of her European tour. During her visit, the U.S. Secretary of State met with President Franjo Tudman of Croatia, Foreign...

Diplomacy & World Peace: News Briefs.
September 1, 1998... First Bilateral Visit At the invitation of Austrian Foreign Minister Schussel, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recently visited Austria, marking the first bilateral official visit by the U.S. Secretary of State since World War II....

Environment: P&PM.
September 1, 1998... Environmental Protection The following remarks were made by Prime Minister of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam at the 53rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 1998 in New York. We recommend to the particular...

Environment: News Briefs.
September 1, 1998... La Nina A member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Caho Jiping, says that El Nino's opposite, La Nina, has been a major cause of south China's floods. Chao said recently that subtropical high pressure systems generally move northward to...

Health: News Briefs.
September 1, 1998... Reorganization Project The Inter-American Development Bank recently announced the approval of a $22.5 million soft loan to Haiti to support the first stage of a reorganization of the national health system, designed to enhance the...

Infrastructure: News Briefs.
September 1, 1998... Durable Housing Indian Minister for Urban Affairs and Employment Ram Jethmalani recently took an official tour of Israel. During his visit he acquainted himself with the low cost, durable and disaster resistant housing infrastructure in...

Education: News Briefs.
September 1, 1998... Educational Funding Canadian foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy announced today that Canada will contribute C$200,000 (US $130,000) to the funding of the Alliance for Higher Education and Enterprise in North America. This...

Personal Profiles.
September 1, 1998... Kyrgyz Republic President Askar Akaev President Askar Akaev was elected president of the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic on October 27, 1990. Dr. Akaev graduated with honors from the Leningrad Precision Mechanics and Optics Institute in...

Notable Quotes.
September 1, 1998... "You can win war; you can never win peace. Peace cannot be won; peace can be negotiated... That is the only solution for everyone else." Foreign Minister Ivan I. Antonovich, Republic of Belarus. "Exposure to information promotes, in...