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• U.S. Government Leases Five General Dynamics Gulfstream C-37A Aircraft in $477 Million Lease and Maintenance Agreement General Dynamics 26 Oct 2000 -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), will provide five Gulfstream C-37A aircraft to the U.S. Air Force in a $477 million lease and support service agreement. This multi-year aircraft lease pilot program will supply additional aircraft for the Department of Defense regional Commander-in-Chief (CINC) mission and maintenance support services for up to 10 years.

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• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 26 Oct 2000
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY ICJ PRESIDENT United Nations 26 Oct 2000
• Ivory Coast Violence, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- There were clashes in Ivory Coast a day after the departure of former military ruler General Robert Guei, and at least 10-people have died in street battles between supporters of rival political groups.
• Annan calls on political forces in Côte d'Ivoire to work towards free elections, UN News, 26 October 2000 -- Expressing "great concern" over the latest developments in Côte d'Ivoire, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for restraint by all sides and urged the country's political forces to strive towards a democratic political process.
• State Department Noon Briefing - Ivory Coast, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 26 October 2000 -- Q: On the Ivory Coast, there are calls now for elections. Yesterday you said it was something to consider, but the US did not at that point endorse new elections. Any change in the US view today? Is the situation --
• Secretary-General, Expressing Concern At Events In Côte D'ivoire, Urges Parties To Take Opportunity To Move To Political Reform, UN Press Release, 26 October 2000 -- "The Secretary-General recalls that he had deplored the current electoral process, which deprived the people of Côte d'Ivoire of the opportunity to freely exercise their rights and elect their leaders. "
• Indonesian Violence, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- Violence has flared in the northern Indonesian province of Kalimantan, with at least one man hacked to death in a fight between locals and migrants from other parts of Indonesia.
• U-N / Timor Mission, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- A delegation from the United Nations Security Council will visit East Timor and Indonesia next month.
• Security Council delegation to visit East Timor, Indonesia next month, UN News, 26 October 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council has confirmed that it will send a delegation to East Timor and Indonesia next month to review the work of the UN mission in the newly independent territory and Jakarta's progress in disarming militia in West Timor.
• PRESS BRIEFING BY HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PEACE AGREEMENT ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA United Nations 26 Oct 2000
• U-N / Bosnia, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- The man in charge of overseeing the Dayton peace agreement on Bosnia, Wolfgang Petritsch, told the U-N Security Council Thursday that, despite other demands in the Balkan region, the international community must continue its support for Bosnia.
• Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina debated in Security Council, UN News, 26 October 2000 -- Briefing the United Nations Security Council today, the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina stressed the need for the country to abandon nationalist politics and keep pace with the welcome changes that had taken place in other parts of the Balkans.
• Holbrooke Remarks in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 26 October 2000 -- Certain political parties "represent the past and certain parties represent racial and ethnic division and hatred and criminal elements and ultra-nationalism and extremism," he said, adding that he hopes "the good people of Mostar and Bosnia do not support these extremists and racists."
• Ambassador Cunningham's UNSC Remarks on Bosnia-Herzegovina, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 26 October 2000 -- "We welcome Mr. Petritsch back to the Council, and wish to thank him for his thorough briefing on the progress his office has overseen to date building a peaceful, multi-ethnic society in Bosnia."
• Senior United Nations Official In Bosnia And Herzegovina Announces Plans For Burial Ground And Memorial For Victims of Srebrenica Massacre, UN Press Release, 26 October 2000 -- At an opening briefing of the Security Council this morning, Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, said he intended to make available a plot of land in Srebrenica to bury the victims of the massacre that had taken place there, and to erect a memorial to them.
• Kostunica Looking To Moscow For Help, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 208, Part I, 26 October 2000, 26 October 2000 -- In an interview with Interfax on 25 October, two days before his scheduled meeting with Russian President Putin in the Kremlin, Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica said that his country "needs help" and is "firmly convinced that Russia will give it."
• Yugo / Balkans, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- Three weeks after an uprising ousted Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic, Yugoslavia Thursday officially joined the Balkans Stability Pact.
• State Department Noon Briefing - Yugoslavia, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 26 October 2000 -- Q: We haven't heard very much about Mr. Kostunica and how he is doing at establishing his government. Is there any problem with Milosevic and his people getting --wanting to share power or getting in the way of the new government? What has been going on?
• Statement By The President - Yugoslavia, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 26 October 2000 -- "I applaud today's decision by the members of the Stability Pact to welcome the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a new member."
• Georgian, Russian Officials Disagree Over Whereabouts of Chechen Fighters...As Russia Proposes Deploying More Osce Observers On Georgian Border, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 208, Part I, 26 October 200 -- Georgian Defense Minister Davit Tevzadze told journalists in Tbilisi on 25 October that the Chechen fighters who refused to surrender to Georgian troops who intercepted them on 20 October have now left Georgia, Interfax reported.
• Another Pro-Moscow Chechen Local Official Murdered, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 208, Part I, 26 October 2000 -- Lecha Avturkoev, head of the Kurchaloi district administration, was shot dead on 23 October by three gunmen who flagged down his car, Interfax reported on 25 October.
• Russia Chechnya Rights, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- An international human-rights group is urging that Russia be brought before the European Court for Human Rights to explain why it has not done a better job investigating claims that its soldiers tortured and killed civilians in Chechnya.
• Northern Ireland, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a one-day visit to Northern Ireland Thursday to help bolster the fragile peace process there.
• Statement By The President - Northern Ireland Peace Process, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 26 October 2000 -- "I was very pleased to learn today of the IRA's announcement that it has decided to allow a repeat inspection of a number of its arms dumps."
• White House Daily Briefing - Northern Ireland Peace Process, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 26 October 2000 -- Q: On Northern Ireland, the President wrote a column about the situation there some time ago, the situation with the police and these various issues are cropping up again. Is there any thoughts the President has on the situation there?
• Clinton / Mideast, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- The Clinton administration - still hopeful of putting the Middle East peace process back on track - has distanced itself from a resolution by the House of Representatives (Wednesday) condemning Palestinian leaders for this month's outbreak of violence in the region.
• After Oslo, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- For seven years, Israelis and Palestinians have tried to reach a settlement satisfactory to both sides under the Oslo peace process, named for the Norwegian city where the talks originated.
• Israel / Palestinians, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- A militant Islamic group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack against an Israeli army outpost.
• White House Daily Briefing, October 26, 2000, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 26 October 2000 -- Q: Do you have any reaction to the suicide bomb in the Middle East and the approval of this law on the House floor to hold the financial support to the Palestinians?
• Namibia / Angola / Detainees, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- Namibian authorities are ignoring a High Court order to release four men detained during a crackdown on suspected sympathizers of Angola's rebel UNITA movement.
• Concerned at Burundi violence, Security Council members condemn use of force, UN News, 26 October 2000 -- Expressing concern over the continuing violence in Burundi, members of the Security Council have condemned the use of force in settling disputes in the country.
• Afhganistan / Russia, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement has warned Russia of serious consequences if it continues to give military support to opposition forces in the Afghan conflict.
• Lanka Camp Attack, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- In Sri Lanka the death toll climbed to at least twenty five after Wednesday's attack on a government-run rehabilitation center for former Tamil Tiger guerrillas.
• State Department Noon Briefing - Greek/Turkish Relations, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 26 October 2000 -- Q: The Washington Post today, with an unusual article, attacks -- namely the Greek Minister of Defense, Apostolos Tsokhatzopoulos, characterizing him as a hardliner against the Greek-Turkish rapprochement, and praising in the meantime the Greek Foreign Minister Yeoryios Papandreou.
• Statement By The President - Sudan, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 26 October 2000 -- "I am deeply concerned by reports that the Government of Sudan is bombing innocent civilians in the southern part of the country."
• Security Council members welcome efforts to promote reconciliation in Somalia, UN News, 26 October 2000 -- Members of the Security Council have welcomed the efforts of the transitional Government of Somalia to promote national reconciliation in the country.

News Reports

• Zimbabwe politics, Voice of America, 26 October 2000 -- Zimbabwe's parliament has agreed to set up a special committee to consider the possible impeachment of President Robert Mugabe.
• State Department Noon Briefing - Zimbabwe, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 26 October 2000 -- Q: This Administration has been not too happy with Mr. Mugabe recently, so I wondered if you thought it would be a good idea, as the opposition seems to be suggesting, to impeach him.