SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO WORK TOWARDS DEFUSING TENSION IN EASTERN ZAIRE

10 October 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6074

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO WORK TOWARDS DEFUSING TENSION IN EASTERN ZAIRE

19961010 Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

The situation in eastern Zaire has been deteriorating in recent days and remains explosive. Violence continues to plague the area, with dozens of people reported killed or injured. The refugee problem remains unresolved. I call on the parties to do everything in their power to keep the situation calm and under control while solutions are being sought for both the immediate and underlying problems. I also call on the international community to work towards defusing tension in eastern Zaire, and to assist in the resolution of the refugee problem in the area.

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