SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ROCKET ATTACK AGAINST IVORIAN PRIME MINISTER,

WHICH KILLED AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE, WOUNDED SEVERAL MORE

 

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

The Secretary-General is shocked at today's rocket attack on an aircraft that was carrying Prime Minister Guillaume Soro at Bouaké airport, resulting in the killing of at least three people with several others wounded.  The Secretary-General strongly condemns this attack.  He calls on all Ivorian parties to continue to work together and in close consultation with the United Nations towards implementing the Ouagadougou Agreement.  The Secretary-General reminds all the Ivorian people that this Agreement represents a unique opportunity for a peaceful solution to the protracted Ivorian crisis, which should be used for the benefit of the people of Côte d’Ivoire and the entire subregion.

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