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• Lockeed Martin Awarded Study Contract for Joint US Navy/Royal Navy Project Lockheed Martin 06 Oct 2000 -- Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems has been awarded a study contract to explore the integration of the US Navy's Co-operative Engagement Capability (CEC) into the Royal Navy. CEC is a capability that optimises the use of available sensors and weapons in a task force.
• Boeing Concludes Acquisition of Hughes' Space and Communications Businesses Boeing 06 Oct 2000 -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) completed its acquisition of Hughes Electronics Corporation's space and communications business and related operations.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 06 Oct 2000
• Fifth Committee Concludes General Debate On Scale of Assessments For Peacekeeping, UN Press Release, 06 October 2000 -- Financial difficulties of the developing countries did not in any way imply a lack of commitment to peacekeeping, as had been insinuated in the debate on the peacekeeping scale of assessments, the representative of Chile told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon, as it concluded its general debate on that scale.
• Press Briefing By Jake Siewert - Middle East Peace Process, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 06 October 2000 -- Q: Is the Middle East process completely dead?
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Israel has withdrawn its forces from a key flashpoint in the West Bank which has been the site of more than a week of clashes that has left at least 77 people dead.
• Clinton-Middle East, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- President Clinton says he thinks Israel and the Palestinian authority are trying to fulfill security commitments made in Paris earlier this week, even though clashes between Palestinians crowds and Israeli troops continued Friday for an eighth consecutive day.
• ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Israeli police have stormed a bitterly contested holy site in Jerusalem's Old City.
• ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- At least five more Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded after protestors clashed with Israeli police and soldiers.
• ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- At least four Palestinians are dead and dozens wounded after clashes with Israeli police and soldiers in Jerusalem's Old City, the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
• Ross Briefing at Sharm el-Sheik, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 October 2000 -- "Both sides were very clear in terms of trying to focus on the key flash points, trying to avoid trouble in those areas."
• Daily Press Briefing - Middle East Violence, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 October 2000 -- Q: I'd like to go to the Middle East. You have spent some time in Paris and in Sharm el Sheikh talking about peace, and getting back to calm and separating the forces. And today, there are still problems; people are still being killed. What is your reaction to what is going on, and is there any movement on security team meetings, et cetera?
• Security Council deliberates formal response to Middle East violence, UN News, 06 October 2000 -- The Security Council today continued its closed-door consultations on a draft resolution submitted by members of the Non-Aligned Movement in response to the latest crisis that has rocked the Middle East.
• Yugoslavia Politics, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has gone on national television to recognize Vojislav Kostunica as Yugoslavia's president-elect.
• U-S Yugo react, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- President Clinton is praising the unfolding democratic transition in Yugoslavia, saying the prospects for enduring stability in the Balkans have greatly improved with the ouster of President Slobodan Milosevic.
• YUGOSLAVIA/PRIORITIES, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Yugoslavia's new leader, Vojislav Kostunica, faces enormous challenges rebuilding a country shattered by war and crippled by economic sanctions.
• U.S.-Yugo React, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Here in Washington, the Clinton administration is welcoming Russia's recognition of Vojislav Kostunica as Yugoslavia's President-elect after its longtime support for ousted President Slobodan Milosevic.
• MILOSEVIC / WAR CRIMES, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Officials of the War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague say they oppose any political deal that would allow Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to escape justice.
• BRITAIN - EUROPE - YUGO, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair says it is time to help integrate a democratic Yugoslavia into Europe.
• BELGRADE DEMONSTRATIONS, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- A conversation with VOA Serbian service reporter Nenad Zafirovic about events on the streets of Belgrade the night after the apparent collapse of President Slobodan Milosevic's government.
• Press Briefing By Jake Siewert - Yugoslavia, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 06 October 2000 -- Q: Jake, does the United States government now recognize Kostunica as the President of Yugoslavia?
• RUSSIA YUGO, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Russia has recognized Vojislav Kostunica as the new president of Yugoslavia.
• YUGO POL, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- The government of Slobodan Milosevic appears to have collapsed.
• Albright Interview on October 6 NBC Today Show, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 October 2000 -- "We have made our position very clear about Milosevic and his fate, and I think the important thing is he has to step down and get out of the way of the democratic tide in Yugoslavia."
• Albright Press Briefing Oct. 6 on Yugoslav Developments, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 October 2000 -- "The United States is pleased to recognize a new birth of freedom and independence in Serbia and all of Yugoslavia. We congratulate President Kostunica for his victory at the polls on September 24th, and we applaud the Yugoslav people for their courage in preventing that election from being stolen."
• Albright Interview Oct. 6 on CNN's Early Edition, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 October 2000 -- "The Russian recognition of President Kostunica is very, very important, because they have always had a special relationship with the Serbian people. We are very glad that Russia has now joined the rest of Europe and us in congratulating the victory of President Kostunica."
• Daily Press Briefing - Yugoslavia, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 October 2000 -- Q: Richard, more about Milosevic and whether he belongs in The Hague or not. This government has said for many years that he needed to be out of power -- I can't remember exactly what the phraseology was -- and in The Hague. But that's not being said right now by this government. And the Secretary said it's important that he be out of power. Do you still place the same amount of importance to his being in The Hague?
• Clinton on Yugoslavia in Rose Garden, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 06 October 2000 -- This is an extraordinary victory for the people of the former Yugoslavia, who endured oppression and deprivation, who saw through the propaganda, who took their country back with nothing but courage, principle and patriotism.
• Prosecutor of UN war crimes tribunal "prepared to receive" Milosevic at any time, UN News, 06 October 2000 -- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia today welcomed the recent events in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and expressed hope that the country's people would demonstrate the will to send ousted President Milosevic to face trial.
• Secretary-General Warmly Welcomes 'Momentous Change' In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, UN Press Release, 06 October 2000 -- "I continue to follow events in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with intense interest. It is clear to me that, with the collapse of the Milosevic regime, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is on the verge of a new era, which offers hope of a better future for all its people."
• Opposition Prevails In FRY: 'The Last Democratic Revolution In Central Europe', Foreign Media Reaction Reports, 06 October 2000 -- Foreign media commentary on the fall of the Milosevic government in Yugoslavia.
• Security Council delegation heads for Sierra Leone and region, UN News, 06 October 2000 -- Eleven members of the Security Council will head to West Africa tomorrow for a mission aimed at reviewing United Nations operations in Sierra Leone and exploring ways to promote stability in the region.
• United Nations Security Council To Visit Sierra Leone And Region, UN Press Release, 06 October 2000 -- Eleven members of the Security Council will travel to West Africa from 7 to 15 October to review United Nations operations in Sierra Leone and to explore ways to promote stability in the region.
• Press Conference On Security Council Mission To West Africa By Permanent Representative of United Kingdom, UN Press Briefing, 06 October 2000 -- As part of its consideration of increasing the size of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), the Security Council was sending a mission to the area to assess the situation, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the permanent representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, who will lead the delegation, told correspondents this afternoon in a Headquarters press conference.
• W-F-P / D-R-C, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- The United Nations says the Democratic Republic of Congo, or D-R-C, is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.
• Security Council consults on extending UN mission in DR of Congo, UN News, 06 October 2000 -- Amid reports of obstacles faced by the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Security Council met in closed consultation today to discuss an extension of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country.
• Warring Afghan parties agree to ceasefire during polio vaccination campaign: UN, UN News, 06 October 2000 -- The United Nations Coordinator for Afghanistan announced today that the parties fighting the country's long-running civil war have agreed to a temporary ceasefire that will allow the UN and its partners to vaccinate millions of children against polio.

News Reports

• IVORY COAST-POL, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Ivory Coast's supreme court bans opposition leader Alassane Ouattara from running in this month's presidential elections. The elections are to return the West African country to civilian rule following a coup last December.
• IVORY COAST / POL, Voice of America, 06 October 2000 -- Ivory Coast is under a state of emergency as the country's supreme court prepares to issue a list of candidates eligible to run in presidential elections later this month.
• Lockheed Martin-Built N-SAT-110 Satellite Launched Successfully Lockheed Martin 06 Oct 2000 -- The N-SAT-110 telecommunications satellite, designed and built for Space Communications Corporation (SCC) and JSAT Corporation of Tokyo, Japan by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS), was launched successfully from Kourou, French Guiana. Lift-off occurred at 4:01 P.M.Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) aboard an Ariane 4 launch vehicle provided by Arianespace of Evry, France.
• PEGASUS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES NASA'S HETE-2 SATELLITE Orbital Sciences Corp. 06 Oct 2000 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced that it is preparing to launch the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE-2) satellite aboard a standard Pegasus(r) rocket on Saturday, October 7, 2000.