AT REQUEST OF GOVERNMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DISPATCH UN EXPERTS TO ALBANIA NEXT WEEK

26 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6573

AT REQUEST OF GOVERNMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DISPATCH UN EXPERTS TO ALBANIA NEXT WEEK

19980526 In response to a request for assistance from the Government of Albania, the Secretary-General has decided to dispatch a small team of United Nations experts to Albania to undertake a preliminary evaluation of the situation in the country, in close cooperation with the Albania authorities, with a view to developing a programme of weapons collection from the civilian population. The team will visit Albania from 1 to 5 June.

The team is headed by the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, Jayantha Dhanapala, and composed of United Nations officials from the Department for Disarmament Affairs, the Department of Political Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The visit will be financed from voluntary contributions by the Government of Italy.

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