SG/SM/6164
20 February 1997
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
It is with deep sorrow that the Secretary-General has just learned of the passing away of Deng Xiaoping, the paramount leader of China.
Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered on his behalf by Under-Secretary-General Nitin Desai, to the high-level segment of the nineteenth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which is meeting in Nairobi from 5 to 7 February: