Secretary-General Pays Two Week Visit to Middle East

Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim left New York on 31 January for a round of talks with leaders in Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, in an effort to get peace negotiations going again. While in Lebanon he also discussed the UN role in relief and rehabilitation efforts in that country. On his way back he visited another troubled area --Cyprus-- and met with the leaders of the two communities on the island.
Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim glancing through a report in solitude at the official guest house in Riyadh, before meeting with members of the Royal Council of Ministers and senior officials.