In a phone call press conference in Stockholm, professor Ostrom was asked how she felt about becoming the first woman to win the Nobel Economics Prize since it was first awarded in 1968.
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She said that she would callapressconference on Thursday to "make a further statement".
Mr Menem, in New York at the time, felt compelled to callapressconference to defend the meeting, saying Mr Yabran would be treated like any other businessman unless and until he was convicted of some crime.