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SG/A/776
13/08/2001
Press Release
SG/A/776


LIEUTENANT-GENERAL WINAI PHATTIYAKUL APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER


OF UN TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR


Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Lieutenant-General Winai Phattiyakul as Force Commander of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, to succeed Lieutenant-General BoonsrangNiumpradit who will relinquish the command on 31 August.

SG/SM/7911
10/08/2001
Press Release
SG/SM/7911


UN LOOKS FORWARD TO RECEIVING NEW CAMBODIAN LAW ON KHMER ROUGE TRIALS,


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPOKESMAN STATES


Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


The Secretary-General has noted that His Majesty, King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, signed the draft law on a special court to try Khmer Rouge leaders today, bringing the legislation into effect.