Press Release SG/SM/9723 |
UN WELCOMES EGYPT’S DECISION TO WAiVE SURCHARGE FOR SHIPS
DESTINED FOR UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The United Nations welcomes Egypt’s recent decision to waive a new 25 per cent surcharge for all ships carrying military equipment through the Suez Canal destined for United Nations peacekeeping operations.