UNITED NATIONS KOFI ANNAN AND XANANA GUSMAO ATTEND NEWS CONFERENCE IN DILI

United Nations's Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) talks as East Timor's president-elect Xanana Gusmao (R) looks on during a news conference at Comoro airport after his arrival in Dili May 19, 2002. Tens of thousands of joyful East Timorese flocked to a dusty field on the outskirts of Dili on Sunday to celebrate the birth of their nation at midnight after centuries of foreign occupation. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside