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Press Release
SG/SM/6847

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SATISFACTION AT AGREEMENT IN BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND CHILE

18 December 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6847


SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SATISFACTION AT AGREEMENT IN BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND CHILE

19981218 This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General expresses satisfaction at the agreement signed by the Presidents of Argentina and Chile concerning the longstanding border dispute between the two countries. The ratification of this agreement by the congresses of both countries will mark the end of the dispute, thus paving the way for further integration and cooperation in the region.

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