SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES OUTCOME OF TODAY'S REFERENDUMS WILL HERALD NEW ERA OF PEACE, PROSPERITY FOR PEOPLE OF NORTHERN IRELAND

22 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6572

SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES OUTCOME OF TODAY'S REFERENDUMS WILL HERALD NEW ERA OF PEACE, PROSPERITY FOR PEOPLE OF NORTHERN IRELAND

19980522 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General applauds the courage and vision of all those who helped bring about the Peace Agreement on Northern Ireland. He awaits the results of today's referendums with anticipation, in the hope that their outcome will herald a new era of peace and prosperity for the people of Northern Ireland.

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