PRESS STATEMENT ON SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN
BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL
Following is today’s statement on Afghanistan by Security Council President Richard Ryan (Ireland):
Council members, this morning, warmly welcomed the decision by the Secretary-General to reappoint Lakhdar Brahimi as his Special Representative for Afghanistan.� Mr. Brahimi will oversee the humanitarian and political efforts of the United Nations, and he will work to develop plans for the rehabilitation of Afghanistan.� His appointment should provide a powerful injection to United Nations efforts to resolve the crisis in Afghanistan.� Council members wish
Mr. Brahimi very good fortune in his new position as Special Representative.� Members look forward to meeting with him at the earliest opportunity, and I have sought such a meeting as President of the Council.
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