SECRETARY-GENERAL, SADDENED BY DEATH OF ‘GREAT STATESMAN’ LORD JENKINS,
PRAISES VISION, INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT TO EUROPEAN CAUSE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General was saddened to learn of the death of Lord Jenkins, the British politician, intellectual and writer.� He regrets the loss of this great statesman who distinguished himself through his vision and integrity, as well as his life-long commitment to the European cause.� The Secretary-General extends his condolences to Lord Jenkins’ family, and to his many friends and colleagues in the United Kingdom and around the world.
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