MIGIRO MEETS WITH REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT

MIGIRO MEETS WITH REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT
New York, Apr 26 2007 6:00PM
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today met with the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, in Brazzaville, wrapping up an official visit which also took her to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

While in Brazzaville, the Deputy Secretary-General also met with the Congolese Prime Minister and addressed an annual meeting of the UN Development Programme (<"http://www.undp.org/dpa/journalists/">UNDP) African Regional Management team.

In addition, at a conference on African development priorities, the Deputy Secretary-General chaired a panel on the Millennium Development Goals (<"http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/">MDGs) – a set of global anti-poverty targets set at a 2000 UN summit.

Ms. Migiro then departed for Kinshasa en route back to New York.
2007-04-26 00:00:00.000

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