| Sunday, November 11, 2001, updated at 21:05(GMT+8) |
U.N. Chief Discusses Terror, Afghanistan With U.S. President |
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Saturday discussed the issues of terrorism and Afghanistan with U.S. President George W. Bush at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.N. officials said.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Saturday discussed the issues of terrorism and Afghanistan with U.S. President George W. Bush at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.N. officials said.
The two leaders reviewed the situation within Afghanistan, including humanitarian aspects, as well as in the region as a whole, the officials said.
"They discussed how best to bring stability to Afghanistan, once the military action is over, and efforts to establish a broad-based government," an official U.N. read-out said. "President Bush emphasized his wish to work closely with the U.N. in this regard."
Bush was at the U.N. headquarters to attend the general debate of the 56th General Assembly session. He met with Annan after his speech at the General Assembly, the first of its kind since he came to power in Washington in January this year, which opened Saturday and will end on November 16.
During their meeting, Annan and Bush also discussed the issue of Middle East, and specifically the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians.
"The secretary-general underlined the priority which he and others attach to this issue, and the high degree of his personal involvement in peace efforts," the read-out said.
"In response, President Bush explained U.S. efforts to move forward and emphasized the need for political will on both sides as a prerequisite for progress," it said.
The two sides also touched on the situation in Colombia, the officials said, adding that they talked about the U.S.-Russian relations, and the attempts of those two countries to reach agreement on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty).
Finally there was discussion of African issues, notably Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, on which Annan briefed Bush on the U.N. role, the officials said.
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