SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED AT DEATH OF BORIS YELTSIN, FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY

ELECTED PRESIDENT OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General was saddened to learn today of the death of Boris Yeltsin, the first democratically elected President of the Russian Federation.  President Yeltsin will be remembered for the critical role he played in advancing political and economic reforms in Russia, as well as in fostering rapprochement between East and West.

The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt condolences to Mr. Yeltsin’s family and to the people and Government of the Russian Federation.

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