SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES SUPPORT FOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TAJIKISTAN
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SG/SM/6517
SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES SUPPORT FOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TAJIKISTAN
19980408 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:The Secretary-General has been informed about a letter addressed to him by Abdullo Nuri, leader of the United Tajik Opposition. The letter, which was made public before it reached the Secretary-General, criticizes the manner in which the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Tajikistan, Gerd Merrem, dealt with the recent crisis in the Kofarnikhon area. The Secretary-General issued a statement on this subject on 25 March.
The Secretary-General reiterates his full support for Mr. Merrem's performance in directing a complex mission and overcoming obstacles in the implementation of its mandate. Mr. Merrem is about to retire from the United Nations after 25 years of distinguished service. The Secretary-General wishes to record his full confidence in Mr. Merrem and in the men and women serving with the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), who have performed admirably in very difficult and often dangerous conditions.
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