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• Transcript: NATO Supreme Allied Commander Press Briefing 25 April 2000 -- U.S. Army General Wesley Clark, outgoing NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), told reporters in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, April 25 that he is optimistic about the future of Southeastern Europe.

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• U.S. Air Force Ready for Launch of Boeing Delta II Boeing 25 Apr 2000 -- The U.S. Air Force announced that it is prepared to move forward with the launch of a Boeing Delta II rocket carrying a Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space-built Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite.

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• 25 April 2000 - DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 25 Apr 2000
• NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS STUDY ON 'PEACEKEEPING IN AFRICA: CAPABILITIES AND CULPABILITIES' 25 April 2000 -- This joint study of peacekeeping initiatives undertaken on the African continent considers a number of factors that underpin any operation, including the political will of Member States.
• U-N / CHECHNYA / RIGHTS Voice of America 25 April 2000 -- The United Nations Human Rights Commission has sharply criticized Russia for what it calls the indiscriminate use of force in Chechnya.
• U-N / CHECHNYA Voice of America 25 April 2000 -- U-N aid agencies have sent another convoy of relief supplies to Chechnya.
• U-N CONGO OPTIMISM Voice of America 25 April 2000 -- A top United Nations official today (Tuesday) repeatedly used the words "prudent optimism" to describe his feelings about the current situation in Congo-Kinshasa.
• PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 25 April 2000 -- While prospects for peace were now good, the United Nations must continue to work with the parties to consolidate those prospects.
• UN / EAST TIMOR Voice of America 25 April 2000 -- The U-N Human Rights Commission has repeated its demand that Indonesia investigate violations of fundamental human rights and international humanitarian law that took place in East Timor.
• MALAYSIA-PHILIPPINES/HOSTAGES Voice of America 25 April 2000 -- A Muslim extremist group in the southern Philippines has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of 20 people from a Malaysian resort island.
• CAMBODIA / LAOS Voice of America 25 April 2000 -- Cambodia and Laos are pledging to define their long-disputed common border by the year 2001, at the latest.
• LANKA/ELEPHANT PASS Voice of America 25 April 2000 -- Sri Lankan troops are preparing for another wave of attacks following a weekend offensive in which Tamil Tiger guerrillas captured the strategic Elephant Pass, gateway to the country's northern Jaffna region.
• BURUNDI FIGHTING Voice of America 25 April 2000 -- Burundi's army has launched a new offensive against rebels outside the capital just days before former South African President Nelson Mandela is scheduled to arrive on a peace mission.
• 12 SOLDIERS WOUNDED April 25, 2000 - 12 soldiers of the Indonesian Army Strategic Command (KOSTRAD) where slightly wounded when a rifle grenade/rocket was fired at a local military headquarters in Aceh Utara District.
• MOBIL FACILITIES ATTACKED April 25, 2000 - Five outposts of the Mobil Oil Indonesia (MOI) complex came under attack from armed insurgents in the area of Lhokseumawe-Lhoksukon in Aceh Province.

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