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SG/SM/6969

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES KOSOVO WITH SWITZERLAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER

23 April 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/6969


SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES KOSOVO WITH SWITZERLAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER

19990423 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

In a meeting this afternoon, the Secretary-General and Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti of Switzerland discussed Kosovo, among other matters. The Secretary-General said he had been looking for the names of leaders who could help in his efforts on Kosovo, and Mr. Cotti's name had come up. The Secretary-General was advised, however, that when Mr. Cotti left the Government, he would want to balance the life of action he had been leading with more time for reflection. It was agreed that, at an appropriate moment in the future, the Foreign Minister would be pleased to make himself available for any special assignments that may arise.

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