11.   Before addressing the council, the first Afghan woman minister to do so, Samar held talks with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

12.   It was the first time a senior Iraqi official had addressed the council in several years.

13.   Lazio had also been invited to address the council on Tuesday, but instead stuck to his Brooklyn itinerary.

14.   On Friday, however, Libyan Ambassador Abuzed Omar Dorda asked to address the council in a formal, open meeting.

15.   On Tuesday, Arafat sent a key aide, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, to address the council and renew the promises.

16.   Paul Smith-Lomas, emergencies director for Oxfam Great Britain, said the aid groups welcomed the opportunity to address the council.

17.   Razali Ismail of Malaysia, president of the U.N. General Assembly, was to address the council as part of a week-long tour of Africa.

18.   Rebel leader Charles Taylor, who caused a stir Thursday as he arrived with dozens of bodyguards, did not address the council.

19.   Rebel leader Charles Taylor, who caused quite a stir as he arrived with dozens of bodyguards in tow, did not address the council.

20.   WTO Director General Renato Ruggiero, who addressed the council on Tuesday, said he was confident about a successful conclusion to the membership negotiations.