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SG/SM/9467
08/09/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9467

Secretary-General in Mexico City address praises Latin America’s democratic,


development gains, says future challenges demand ‘more democracy, not less’


Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the opening ceremony of the International Seminar on Democracy, Politics and the State in Mexico City, 8 September:

SG/SM/9463
01/09/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9463

Secretary-General saddened at death of ambassador al-ashtal of yemen


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


The Secretary-General was saddened to learn of the death of Ambassador Abdullah Saleh Al-Ashtal, who served as Yemen’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations for almost 30 years.