SG/SM/5836
4 December 1995
Following is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, on the occasion of the awarding of the Houphouët-Boigny Prize at Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on 5 December:
The Secretary-General arrived in Cotonou last night. He was welcomed at the airport by the Minster of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Benin, Yves- Edgar Monou. The Secretary-General said he was in Benin to hold talks with the Head of State, President Nicephore Soglo and to attend the Francophone Summit.