ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT DEPLORES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT SHEVARDNADZE OF GEORGIA

10 February 1998

Press Release
GA/SM/28

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT DEPLORES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT SHEVARDNADZE OF GEORGIA

19980210 The following statement was issued today by the spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko (Ukraine):

The President of the General Assembly was shocked to learn about yesterday's assassination attempt against President Eduard Shevardnadze of Georgia. The Assembly President deplores this terrorist attack in the strongest possible terms and reiterates his condemnation of such acts of violence.

In his letter to the Georgian leader, Mr. Udovenko expressed his admiration for the courage of Mr. Shevardnadze, whom he has personally known for many years, and conveyed his heartfelt feelings of support to Mr. Shevardnadze's family.

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