SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DEEP REGRET AT DEATH OF PRESIDENT OF COMOROS
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SG/SM/6787
SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DEEP REGRET AT DEATH OF PRESIDENT OF COMOROS
19981106 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:The Secretary-General has learned with deep regret of the untimely passing of the Head of State of the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros, President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim.
The Secretary-General wishes to pay tribute to the memory of President Abdoulkarim who, since his election to the presidency in the multi- party democratic polls of 16 March 1996, has ceaselessly worked towards the improvement of the economic, social and political life of the people of his country.
The Secretary-General wishes to present to the Government, to the peoples of the Comoros and most of all, to the bereaved family of President Abdoulkarim, his heartfelt condolences.
The Secretary-General expresses his hopes that this event will not be a cause of discouragement or a motive to foster division, but rather a catalyst for all Comorians to unite and seek a peaceful solution to the country's political problems.
He extends to the Chairman of the High Council of the Republic, Tadjiddine Said Massounde, in his capacity as President ad interim of the Comoros, his best wishes for a peaceful transition towards the holding of new elections.
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