NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

5 January 1998

Press Release
SC/6462

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19980105 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies for January:

Security Council

Alain Dejammet (France) succeeds Fernando Berrocal Soto (Costa Rica) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Brigadier-General Jean-François Louvion succeeds Major-General Chen Fuyuan (China) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

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