SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NEWS OF BREAKTHROUGH IN EFFORTS TO END KOSOVO CRISIS

13 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6745

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NEWS OF BREAKTHROUGH IN EFFORTS TO END KOSOVO CRISIS

19981013 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the news of a breakthrough in efforts to end the Kosovo crisis. It is of paramount importance that both sides in Kosovo honour their commitments and fully comply with the provisions of Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998) and 1199 (1998). The Secretary-General intends to send a mission to the region in the coming days in response to the Security Council's statement last week.

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