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SG/SM/10030-AFR/1226

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS COUP D’ETAT IN MAURITANIA

04/08/2005
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10030
AFR/1226
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS COUP D’ETAT IN MAURITANIA


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


The Secretary-General condemns the coup d’état in Mauritania on 3 August.


He calls for the restoration of constitutional order and underlines the need for the full respect for human rights and the rule of law.


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