SG/SM/7751
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES BAHRAIN AND QATAR ON RESOLUTION OF TERRITORIAL DISPUTES
23/03/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7751 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES BAHRAIN AND QATAR
ON RESOLUTION OF TERRITORIAL DISPUTES
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General congratulates both Bahrain and Qatar for resolving their territorial disputes by resort to the International Court of Justice. The acceptance of the judgment delivered by the Court on 16 March has set an excellent example for other States of how disputes of this nature should be resolved.
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