SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA, OPPOSITION
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement signed yesterday (29 May) between the Government of Venezuela and the opposition Coordinadora Democrática.� He urges all Venezuelans to take advantage of the opportunity that this agreement provides to advance in the search for a peaceful, constitutional and electoral solution to the problems of their country.�
He would also like to commend the international facilitators, in particular César Gaviria, Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, for his untiring efforts in helping to conclude this agreement.
The Secretary-General emphasizes that the United Nations will continue to be engaged in supporting Venezuelans as they seek peaceful solutions to resolving their differences.
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