SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION

IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC NEAR SUDAN BORDER

 

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

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about worsening security conditions in north-eastern Central African Republic on the border with the Sudan’s Darfur region.  The situation continues to deteriorate amid ongoing rebel attacks in different parts of the country and the recent violent seizure of the city of Birao.  He calls for the immediate end to the occupation of Birao, so that humanitarian and security conditions can be alleviated for civilians living in the area.

The Secretary-General stresses the urgent need to find a comprehensive solution to the security problems along the borders of Chad, the Central African Republic and the Sudan.

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