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Commonwealth Secretary-General, Don McKinnon, meets the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, in New York

27 September 2004

Commonwealth Secretary-General, Don McKinnon, met the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, in New York on Monday 27 September 2004 at his office. They discussed ongoing co-operation between the two organisations in Guyana, Cameroon and Swaziland as well as their concerns on governance and development issues.

Don McKinnon and Kofi Annan at the United Nations
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan.

The two Secretaries-General discussed the progress of the Doha round of trade talks and the Millennium Development Goals.

They also reaffirmed the benefits of the Commonwealth and the United Nations continuing to work closely together to support global progress in economic development, free and fair trade, peace, good governance, democracy, human rights, health and education. Both organisations see collective decision-making as crucial in finding solutions to problems that affect all citizens of an increasingly interdependent world.

Mr McKinnon briefed Mr Annan about the Commonwealth's work on democracy and the forthcoming Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting which takes place 28-29 September 2004 in St Kitts and Nevis.

Mr McKinnon was on his way to the meeting. This will be his first visit to the Caribbean since the recent hurricanes, which led to loss of life and massive devastation of property on several islands. The Commonwealth Secretary-General meets the United Nations Secretary-General at least once a year.

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