11 May 1998

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SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DISTRESS AT MURDER OF DAUGHTER OF YEMEN'S DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE

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Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has been most distressed on learning last Friday that the daughter of Ahmed Ali Kalaz, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations, had been murdered the preceding day. He has sent a message to the bereaved family conveying his deepest sympathy for their tragic loss. He is certain that the host country authorities will make every effort to investigate this heinous crime and bring its perpetrator to justice.

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