SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ESCALATION OF HOSTILITIES IN LIBERIA
Press Release
SG/SM/5954
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ESCALATION OF HOSTILITIES IN LIBERIA
19960411 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for the Secretary- General:Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali is shocked by the grave developments in Liberia. He condemns in the strongest terms the continuing escalation of hostilities, the killings, the taking of hostages, the ransacking and looting of United Nations and other properties. He urges that these disturbing actions be brought to an immediate halt.
He calls on all the parties involved to abide by the Abuja Agreements and to ensure their full implementation.
The Secretary-General is dispatching a special envoy, James Jonah, to Accra to deliver an urgent message to President Jerry Rawlings, current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Mr. Jonah will also travel to Liberia as soon as conditions permit.
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