OPENING HIGH-LEVEL MEETING BETWEEN EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GABON TOWARDS RESOLVING

 

BORDER DISPUTE, SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS PARTIES’ COMMITMENT TO SETTLEMENT

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

The Secretary-General has opened today a high-level meeting between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which was convened to launch the next phase of the mediation process to resolve the border dispute between the two countries.  In his remarks, the Secretary-General commended both parties for their continued commitment to finding a peaceful settlement to their dispute and assured them of the United Nations support and of his personal engagement to assist them in this process.  Today’s meeting is dedicated to the adoption of a formal framework for the next phase of the mediation process.

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