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SG/SM/9269
26/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9269


‘unique and historIc’ chance to resolve cyprus problem missed,


says secretary-general, after settlement plan rejected


The following statement, issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, was delivered by the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, in Nicosia on 24 April:

SG/SM/9264
21/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9264


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO CYPRIOT PEOPLE, SAYS REUNIFICATION PLAN


WILL DETERMINE DESTINY OF DIVIDED ISLAND


The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the people of Cyprus today, 21 April 2004:


This Saturday, each one of you has a difficult decision to make -– one that will determine the destiny of your country.

SG/SM/9263-DEV/2470
21/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9263
DEV/2470


Secretary-general URGES LATIN AMERICANS TO ORGANIZE THEMSELVES,


EXPAND THEIR RIGHTS TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY


The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message to the official presentation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Report on Democratic Development in Latin America in Lima, Peru, today, 21 April 2004:

SG/A/871-SC/8065-IK/430
21/04/2004
Press Release
SG/A/871
SC/8065
IK/430


secretary-general Names Independent Panel to Probe ‘Oil-for-Food’ Allegations

NEW YORK, 21 April–- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today announced the formation of the independent panel that will conduct an inquiry into allegations of impropriety in the administration and management of the Iraq “oil-for-food” programme.