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GA/PAL/857/Corr.1

MULTIPLE CRISES IN MIDDLE EAST REQUIRE ‘STATESMANSHIP AND VISION’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

02/03/2001
Press Release
GA/PAL/857/Corr.1


Committee on Inalienable Rights

of Palestinian People

256th Meeting (AM)


MULTIPLE CRISES IN MIDDLE EAST REQUIRE ‘STATESMANSHIP AND VISION’,


SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE


CORRECTION


In Press Release GA/PAL/857 issued 1 March, the third paragraph on page 1a should read:


Also this morning, the Committee unanimously re-elected its officers:

Mr. Ka  (Senegal), Chairman; Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla  (Cuba), Vice –Chairman; Ravan Farhadi (Afghanistan), Vice-Chairman; and Walter Balzan (Malta), Rapporteur.  The representative of Tunisia proposed their re-election, which was seconded by the representative of Ukraine.  The Committee also adopted its programme of work.


On page 2, the third paragraph should read:


MOKHTAR CHAOUACHI (Tunisia), in proposing that the current leadership continue in its posts, praised that leadership and noted the importance of the Committee’s work at the current time.  He proposed that current officers be re-elected:  Ibra Deguene Ka (Senegal) as Chairman; Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba) and Ravan Farhadi (Afghanistan) as Vice-Chairmen; and Walter Balzan (Malta) as Rapporteur.


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