SG/T/2139
22 May 1998
Press Release
SG/T/2139
AFR/68
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO ERITREA, 9-10 MAY
19980522The Secretary-General departed Uganda for Eritrea on Saturday afternoon, 9 May.
The Secretary-General departed Uganda for Eritrea on Saturday afternoon, 9 May.
The Secretary-General arrived in Rwanda in the afternoon of Thursday, 7 May.
Upon arrival in Bujumbura at noon on 7 May, the Secretary-General first met with heads of United Nations agencies, urging them to work together.
(Received from the Spokesman travelling with Secretary-General.)
The Secretary-General is relieved that an orderly and peaceful transition is occurring in Indonesia.
He hopes that Indonesia will now be able to rebuild social peace, based on democratic principles and values, and revive its economy.