SG/SM/9926
SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY SPECIAL ENVOY’S CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIA’S PRESIDENT
13/06/2005
| Press Release SG/SM/9926 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY SPECIAL ENVOY’S CONSTRUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIA’S PRESIDENT
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General was briefed today in Paris by his Special Envoy, Terje Roed-Larsen, who has just returned from Syria where he met with President Bashar el-Assad on Sunday. His discussions with the Syrian President were constructive and helpful.
The Secretary-General was encouraged by Mr. Roed-Larsen’s report. He will continue working together with President Assad, the Syrian government and other parties for the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1559.
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