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SG/SM/9349
07/06/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9349


Secretary-General deeply saddened at passing of ronald reagan


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


The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States of America.  He extends his sincere condolences to Mrs. Nancy Reagan, to the family of the former President, and to the Government and people of the United States.

SG/SM/9345-AFR/960
07/06/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9345
AFR/960


sudan peace process has entered crucial, decisive phase,


secretary-general tells nairobi ceremony


Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered by Mohamed Sahnoun, his Special Adviser, to the ceremony marking the formal launch of the final phase of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Peace Process on the Sudan, in Nairobi on 5 June:

SG/SM/9343
03/06/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9343

Secretary-General condemns murder of five aid workers in Afghanistan


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


The Secretary-General was distressed and angered to learn of the cold-blooded killing yesterday of five staff of Médecins sans Frontières on the road between Khairkhana and Qala-I-Naw, Badghis province, Afghanistan.