SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONCERNED AT HEIGHTENED TENSION BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA, TO SEND SPECIAL ENVOY TO REGION

15 January 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6863
AFR/127

SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONCERNED AT HEIGHTENED TENSION BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA, TO SEND SPECIAL ENVOY TO REGION

19990115 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is concerned at reports of heightened tension between Eritrea and Ethiopia. In support of the diplomatic efforts of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the United States Envoy, Anthony Lake, he has decided to send his Special Envoy, Mohamed Sahnoun, to the region. The dates of Ambassador Sahnoun's visit will be announced separately, after further consultation with the parties.

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