21 November 1996 SG/SM/6112
SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED BY AGREEMENT IN SIERRA LEONE, CALLS FOR GOOD FAITH IMPLEMENTATION 19961121The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:The Secretary-General is pleased to learn that the President of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and Corporal Foday Saybana Sankoh, leader of the Revolutionary United Front, have issued a joint press release in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 20 November 1996 and have agreed to meet in Abidjan, C�te d'Ivoire, on 29 November to sign the draft peace agreement. The Secretary-General has consistently urged early signature of the accord, which will mark a significant development towards establishing peace and reconciliation in Sierra Leone. He calls on both parties to implement in good faith their understandings as stated in their joint announcement. * *** *
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