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SC/6542

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JULY

1 July 1998


Press Release
SC/6542


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JULY

19980701 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for July:

Security Council

Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation) succeeds António Monteiro (Portugal) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Colonel Nikolay Koval (Russian Federation) succeeds Brigadier-General Jean-François Louvion (France) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

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