QUEENS AND FIRST WIVES OF PRESIDENTS DURING A CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE CHILDRENS RIGHTS, 1999-09-27 (photo)

(first row L-R) Queen of Jordan Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Sweden Silvia, Jolanta, wife of Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewsk, Queen of Spain Sofia, Queen of Belgium Paola and (2nd row L-R)first lady's - Antonina Lucinschi from Nigeria, Bella Kocharian from Armenia, Mairam Akayeva from Kyrgyzstan, Mariam Akayeva from Mali pose for a family picture, September 27, at the start of the three-day first lady's conference at the Sheraton hotel in Warsaw. The gathering hosted by Jolanta Kwasniewska, will promote children's issues on the 10th anniversary of the United Nations convention on Children's Rights. The participants include the queens of Spain, Belgium and Sweden and the first ladies of a dozen other countries. PK/WS