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Press Release
SG/SM/7246

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AWARE OF HONDURAS-NICARAGUA TENSIONS, CALLS FOR PEACEFUL RESOLUTION TO CONTROVERSY

3 December 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/7246


SECRETARY-GENERAL, AWARE OF HONDURAS-NICARAGUA TENSIONS, CALLS FOR PEACEFUL RESOLUTION TO CONTROVERSY

19991203

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

The Secretary-General is aware of tensions raised between Nicaragua and Honduras after the ratification by the Honduran National Assembly on 30 November of the “Lopez-Ramirez” Treaty with Colombia. The Secretary-General is following the issue closely and has called on all parties concerned to continue their efforts to seek a peaceful resolution of this controversy. The United Nations is ready to provide any assistance that the parties may deem necessary.

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