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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.

SG/A/775
07/08/2001
Press Release
SG/A/775


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR GENERAL LALIT MOHAN TEWARI


FORCE COMMANDER OF UNIFIL


Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major General Lalit Mohan Tewari as Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to succeed Major General Seth Kofi Obeng, who relinquished the command on 15 May.