SPECIAL ENVOY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT MIDDLE EAST, 27 APRIL-9 MAY

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Terje Rød-Larsen, will begin a mission to the Middle East on 27 April. As indicated in the Secretary-General’s letter to the Security Council of 17 April, he will consult with the relevant parties regarding the implementation of Security Council resolutions  and . The Security Council, in its presidential statement of 20 April, welcomed the decision of the Secretary-General to send his Special Envoy to the region. Between 27 April and 9 May, Mr. Rød-Larsen will visit Israel and Lebanon and a number of other countries in the region, including Syria, Jordan and Egypt. He is scheduled to return to Headquarters on 10 May. He will be accompanied by a team of political, military and legal advisors.

The Secretary-General wishes to take this opportunity to reiterate his commitment to the attainment of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the entire Middle East region based on the implementation of all relevant resolutions, including  and .

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Document Type: Press Release, Secretary-General press release, Statement
Document Sources: Secretary-General, Â鶹APP Department of Public Information (DPI), Â鶹APP Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)
Subject: Envoy, Middle East situation, Peace process, Peace proposals and efforts
Publication Date: 26/04/2000