SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS SPACE FLIGHT A STEP FORWARD FOR HUMANKIND
Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General extends his warm congratulations to the People’s Republic of China on its first mission into space, and hopes for the safe and successful completion of this maiden voyage.� He notes that as the exploration of space knows no national borders, the mission of the Shenzhou V is a step forward for all humankind.
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