SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS MASSACRE IN KASHMIR

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General strongly condemns Saturday’s massacre in southern Kashmir, in which dozens of people, many of them women and children, were killed.� He offers his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the victims.� This indiscriminate act of terrorism is a transparent attempt to heighten tensions in the region.� The Secretary-General continues to call on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and encourage them to resolve their differences, including over Kashmir, by peaceful means.

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