SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY KILLING OF ISR"LI SCHOOLGIRLS, STRESSES NEED FOR RENEWED CONFIDENCE IN PEACE PROCESS

13 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6181

SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY KILLING OF ISRAELI SCHOOLGIRLS, STRESSES NEED FOR RENEWED CONFIDENCE IN PEACE PROCESS

19970313 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was shocked by the news that a Jordanian soldier fired upon a group of Israeli schoolgirls, killing seven and wounding several others.

The Secretary-General deplores this act of violence, and extends condolences to the families of the victims and the Government and people of Israel. Today's tragic incident highlights the need to renew confidence in the peace process, whose objective is the achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement in the Middle East.

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