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SG/SM/6601

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JEAN-PIERRE RITTER, OF SWITZERLAND, AS NEW THIRD MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON MISSING PERSONS IN CYPRUS

18 June 1998


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SG/SM/6601


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JEAN-PIERRE RITTER, OF SWITZERLAND, AS NEW THIRD MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON MISSING PERSONS IN CYPRUS

19980618 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has appointed Jean-Pierre Ritter, of Switzerland, as the new Third Member of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus for an 18-month period beginning on 15 June. This decision was taken in accordance with the terms of reference of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, upon the recommendation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and following consultation with both sides.

The Secretary-General urges both sides to accord the new Third Member their full cooperation with a view to discharging the Committee's responsibilities efficiently and expeditiously.

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