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Press Release
SG/SM/7483

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES REPORT BY OAU-APPOINTED PANEL TO INVESTIGATE 1994 GENOCIDE IN RWANDA

7 July 2000


Press Release
SG/SM/7483
AFR/251


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES REPORT BY OAU-APPOINTED PANEL TO INVESTIGATE 1994 GENOCIDE IN RWANDA

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

The Secretary-General welcomes the report prepared by the Organization of African Unity-appointed “International Panel on Eminent Personalities to Investigate the 1994 Genocide and the Surrounding Events in Rwanda”. It is another important contribution towards efforts to shed more light on the tragedy that unfolded in Rwanda.

The Secretary-General hopes that this report will make an effective contribution to the success of the international community’s ongoing efforts as it continues to grapple with the complex challenges of preventing genocide.

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