SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED BY AGREEMENT IN SIERRA LEONE, CALLS FOR GOOD FAITH IMPLEMENTATION
Press Release
SG/SM/6112
SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED BY AGREEMENT IN SIERRA LEONE, CALLS FOR GOOD FAITH IMPLEMENTATION
19961121 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:The Secretary-General is pleased to learn that the President of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and Corporal Foday Saybana Sankoh, leader of the Revolutionary United Front, have issued a joint press release in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 20 November 1996 and have agreed to meet in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 29 November to sign the draft peace agreement.
The Secretary-General has consistently urged early signature of the accord, which will mark a significant development towards establishing peace and reconciliation in Sierra Leone. He calls on both parties to implement in good faith their understandings as stated in their joint announcement.
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