SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS CAPTURE OF SADDAM AN IMPORTANT EVENT
Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General considers that the capture of Saddam Hussein, the epitome of the former regime, is an important event.� It offers an opportunity to give fresh impetus to the search for peace and stability in Iraq, on the basis of an inclusive and fully transparent process.
The Secretary-General reiterates the readiness of the United Nations to do everything possible to help Iraqis, if asked and as circumstances permit.
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