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• Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen / Philippine Secretary of National Defense Orlando Mercado Joint press conference, U.S. Department of Defense, 15 September 2000 -- Cohen discusses his talks with with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Orlando Mercado and the Philippine hostage crisis.
• DoD News Briefing - Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, source, 15 September 2000 -- "We'll be heading first to the Philippines where we support President Estrada's efforts to promote a unified democratic country. We support his opposition to the groups that are holding hostages, including an American."
• DoD News Briefing, U.S. Department of Defense, 15 September 2000 -- Joint press conference with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Orlando Mercado, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines

Defense Industry

• Boeing, U.S. Army Form Support Partnership for Apache, Chinook Boeing 15 Sep 2000 -- The Corpus Christi Army Depot and The Boeing Company have formed a partnership arrangement that will reduce support costs and increase readiness of the U.S. Army's fleet of AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters.
• Boeing to Modify Israeli Apache Longbows Via Direct Commercial Sale Boeing 15 Sep 2000 -- The government of Israel and The Boeing Company have signed an agreement that will allow Boeing to modify AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopters for Israel through direct commercial sales.
• Boeing JSF X-32A Completes High-Speed Taxi Tests Boeing 15 Sep 2000 -- The Boeing X-32A Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator successfully completed high-speed taxi tests -- the final major event leading to first flight.
• Oshkosh Truck Develops E-Business Aftermarket Parts Solution for U.S. Marine Corps Oshkosh 15 Sep 2000 -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] announced it has developed an e-business parts ordering and tracking system for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). Under the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) initiative, the new Oshkosh e-commerce system will seamlessly interface with the existing USMC supply and accounting system.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 15 Sep 2000
• Security Council members hail Sierra Leone's new diamond certification regime, UN News, 15 September 2000 -- United Nations Security Council members today welcomed the recent gem certification scheme developed by the Government of Sierra Leone. The regime had been requested by the Council in its resolution 1306 of 29 June in which it demanded that all countries prohibit imports of Sierra Leone diamonds.
• U.S. Lawmaker Blasts Trade in Conflict Diamonds, USIS Washington File, 15 September 2000 -- "American consumers simply will not be a party to this blood trade" in conflict diamonds, which is fueling fighting in West Africa, Congressman Tony P. Hall (Democrat of Ohio) has told a House of Representatives subcommittee.
• U-N-ETHIOPIA-ERITREA, Voice of America, 15 September 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council today (Friday) unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a peacekeeping mission for Ethiopia and Eritrea.
• U.S. Helped "From Day One" in Obtaining Horn of Africa Cease-fire, USIS Washington File, 15 September 2000 -- Visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has praised the Clinton administration for helping bring about a cease-fire between Ethiopia and Eritrea and paving the way for what could be "a final and comprehensive peace agreement" between the two Horn of Africa neighbors.
• Security Council authorizes 4,200 troops for Ethiopia-Eritrea peacekeeping force, UN News, 15 September 2000 -- The Security Council today authorized the deployment of 4,200 troops for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), with an initial six-month mandate to carry out a range of verification tasks, including monitoring the ceasefire between the two countries.
• Security Council Authorizes 4,200 Troops For Ethiopia-Eritrea Mission Adopting Resolution 1320 (2000) Unanimously, UN Press Release, 15 September 2000 -- The Security Council this morning authorized the deployment of up to 4,200 troops, including 220 military observers, for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). It also mandated the mission until March 2001.
• US / EAST TIMOR, Voice of America, 15 September 2000 -- A four-vessel U-S Naval Task Group has left East Timor after a three-day visit. Although the group's mission was a humanitarian one, but the show of force coincided with U-S complaints about continued insecurity on Timor island.
• DoD News Briefing - Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, U.S. Department of Defense, 15 September 2000 -- The situation that has been unfolding in recent days and months in East Timor is not acceptable, and that the international community is looking with a very critical eye on whether or not President Wahid is going to take the kind of action necessary to have accountability on the part of the Armed Forces of Indonesia.
• East Timorese athletes cheered at opening of Sydney Olympics, UN News, 15 September 2000 -- Four athletes from East Timor won cheers from the crowd today at the opening of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, according to a United Nations spokesman in New York.
• AFGHAN - UNHCR, Voice of America, 15 September 2000 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, says the ongoing civil war coupled with the harsh policies of the ruling Taleban Islamic Movement in Afghanistan have discouraged many refugees from returning home.
• Secretary-General Says 'Six Plus Two' Group Remains Essential Forum For Solution of Afghan Question, UN Press Release, 15 September 2000 -- The text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement today at Headquarters to the "Six plus Two" meeting on Afghanistan.
• Guinea: Attacks On Guinean Villages, Violence Against Refugees, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 15 September 2000 -- The United States condemns the recent armed incursions across Guinea's border against the villages of Massadou, Medina Oula, and Pamalap.
• Thousands seek refuge in Sierra Leonean Embassy in Guinea: UNHCR, UN News, 15 September 2000 -- The United Nations refugee agency today expressed concern about conditions facing 4,500 Sierra Leoneans who have sought refuge in their country's Embassy in Guinea.
• SRI LANKA BOMB, Voice of America, 15 September 2000 -- A suicide bomb attack in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, Friday, has left five people dead and at least 25 others injured.
• FRY Elections: 'A Dangerous Situation With Unpredictable Consequences', Foreign Media Reaction Reports, 15 September 2000 -- Foreign media commentary on the upcoming Yugoslav elections.
• Statement On Nagorno-Karabakh, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 15 September 2000 -- We are encouraged by the continuation of direct talks between Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev aimed at achieving a stable and lasting settlement, which is critical for development and prosperity of the region.
• TURKEY / KURDS, Voice of America, 15 September 2000 -- Turkish police on Friday raided several offices of the country's largest legal pro-Kurdish party.
• IVORY COAST / CLASHES, Voice of America, 15 September 2000 -- The government of Ivory Coast is launching an effort to stop violence between the native ethnic Kroumen group and immigrants from neighboring Burkina Faso.
• "No progress" made at UN/Indonesia meeting on West Timor, UN mission says, UN News, 15 September 2000 -- The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) said today that "no advances" were made at a meeting held late last night between officials from the UN mission and the Indonesian Government on West Timor's volatile security situation.
• CONGO / REBELS, Voice of America, 15 September 2000 -- Rebels in northern Congo are advancing toward a strategic river town controlled by troops loyal to President Laurent Kabila.

News Reports

• PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE United Nations 15 Sep 2000
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY COMMONWEALTH United Nations 15 Sep 2000
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF BENIN United Nations 15 Sep 2000
• SUHARTO SON ARREST, Voice of America, 15 September 2000 -- Indonesia's president has ordered the arrest of former President Suharto's youngest son in connection with a recent bombing attack.