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SC/7760-AFR/619

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

16/05/2003
Press Release
SC/7760
AFR/619


PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT


Following is today’s press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Security Council President Munir Akram (Pakistan):


The Security Council received a letter from the Secretary-General calling for the deployment of a possible emergency international force.


Some Member States have been approached by the Secretary-General to participate in this force.


Council members demanded that all States in the region express their commitment to extend support for the possible deployment of this force.


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