SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA ELECTION RESULTS SHOW CLEAR DESIRE FOR CHANGE
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SG/SM/7563
SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA ELECTION RESULTS SHOW CLEAR DESIRE FOR CHANGE
20000927The following is the text of a statement issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General has been following with close interest developments in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In his view, the election results demonstrate a clear wish on the part of the voters of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for genuine change.
The Secretary-General hopes that the election will result in a government with a clear democratic mandate, with which an open and honest dialogue will be possible, and that the problems of the region will be addressed in the spirit of cooperation rather than confrontation.
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