SG/SM/9796-SAG/345
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PAUL WOLFOWITZ ON ELECTION AS WORLD BANK PRESIDENT
31/03/2005
| Press Release SG/SM/9796 SAG/345 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PAUL WOLFOWITZ ON ELECTION
AS WORLD BANK PRESIDENT
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General congratulates Paul Wolfowitz on his election as the next President of the World Bank. At a time when the world has before it far-reaching proposals for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the Secretary-General looks forward to working closely with Mr. Wolfowitz in the fight against global poverty. And he welcomes him to the Chief Executives Board of the United Nations.
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