SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT BY AUTHORITIES IN C+TE D"IVOIRE OF PROGRAMME TO RETURN COUNTRY TO CONSTITUTIONAL RULE
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SG/SM/7287
AFR/203
SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT BY AUTHORITIES IN CÔTE DIVOIRE OF PROGRAMME TO RETURN COUNTRY TO CONSTITUTIONAL RULE
20000126The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General welcomes the official announcement by the authorities in Côte dIvoire of a programme to return the country to constitutional rule.
Noting in this respect that dates have been set for a constitutional referendum and that the authorities and the political parties have agreed to complete the electoral process by 31 October 2000, the Secretary-General reaffirms the readiness of the United Nations to extend electoral assistance and cooperation to Côte dIvoire, within the framework of existing United Nations guidelines on electoral matters, aimed at ensuring a credible and transparent process.
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