SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES OUTCOME OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS ON IRAQ

20 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6403
IK/231

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES OUTCOME OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS ON IRAQ

19971120 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was pleased to hear the outcome of the diplomatic efforts on Iraq announced in Geneva early this morning.

He is grateful to all those who worked to manage this crisis and arrive at a political solution, especially Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov of the Russian Federation.

He is hopeful that the United Nations inspectors can return to Iraq as soon as possible to resume their important work. He expects the Iraqi authorities to cooperate fully.

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