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Noon Briefings


28 January 1997



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19970128 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Fred Eckhard, newly-appointed Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by reading out the following statement on Cyprus, attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

22 January 1997



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19970122 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Fred Eckhard, Acting Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by informing correspondents that Secretary-General Kofi Annan was deeply disturbed by reports of a fresh round of killing in the Ruhengeri district of northern Rwanda. Twenty villagers had reportedly been murdered by armed gangs.