Press Briefing
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL
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A correspondent wanted to know whether the Secretary-General had issued any further comment on the calls from within Iraq again for non-cooperation with the inspectors of UNSCOM. Mr. Brandt said that nothing further had been said by the Secretary-General despite him being "haunted by many of you waiting behind the scenes and trying to ambush him to get him to say something". He would not do so until he had a chance to meet with Mr. Butler and hear what he had to say. There was a possibility of that happening this afternoon. Mr. Brandt also reminded correspondents that Mr. Butler would also meet with the Security Council tomorrow.
When asked if the Secretary-General would say something after the meeting with Mr. Butler today, Mr. Brandt said that he would not bet on that. He reminded correspondents that the Secretary-General would be leaving for Portugal late today so it would be best for them to wait and see what would happen.
Daily Press Briefing - 4 - 5 August 1998
(Later in the day, Mr. Brandt told correspondents that the Secretary- General had decided to postpone his travel plans for 24 hours in order to participate in tomorrow's Security Council consultations and to be present during the briefing that Mr. Butler would give to that body on the question of Iraq.)
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