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SG/SM/10314

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED AT LOSS OF SLOVAK CITIZENS SERVING WITH KOSOVO FORCE

23/01/2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10314
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED AT LOSS OF SLOVAK CITIZENS SERVING WITH KOSOVO FORCE


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


The Secretary-General was saddened to learn that 42 Slovak soldiers and civilians, serving with NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), had been killed following the crash of a military plane last Thursday night in north-eastern Hungary. He extends his profound condolences to the Slovak Government and to the bereaved families, and wishes a speedy recovery to the sole survivor.


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