Secretary-General


SG/SM/6385
7 November 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6385


SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES IBERO-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY

19971107 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement to be delivered tomorrow, 8 November, at the Ibero-American Summit, Margarita Island, Venezuela:

SG/SM/6380
5 November 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6380


SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY SITUATION IN COMOROS

19971105 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the deterioration of the situation in the Comoros, following the decision of the Anjouan island to proclaim its independence on 26 October.