SECRETARY-GENERAL AFFIRMS UN SUPPORT FOR SUBREGIONAL EFFORTS
TO RESOLVE CÔTE D'IVOIRE CRISIS
Following is a statement on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General continues to follow with deep concern the developments in Côte d’Ivoire.
He welcomes the results of the Economic Community of West African States�(ECOWAS) Extraordinary Summit which took place in Accra on 29 September and supports the Summit’s call for the insurgents to cease hostilities and for all parties to work towards a negotiated settlement to avert further violence, whose humanitarian consequences could be disastrous for Côte d’Ivoire and the entire subregion.
The Secretary-General calls on the international community to support the ECOWAS peace initiative and contribute to the creation of a conducive environment for a peaceful outcome of the crisis.� He affirms the readiness of the United Nations to support the ongoing subregional efforts to resolve the crisis.
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