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Press Release SG/SM/6852 AFR/123
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO REBELS IN SIERRA LEONE TO LAY DOWN ARMS AND JOIN PEACE PROCESS WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS
1998 12 28
The following statement was issued on Sunday, 27 December, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is extremely concerned by the latest news of rebel armed activities in Sierra Leone. He condemns the refusal of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and junta remnants to lay down their arms, as well as their continuing military actions. He wishes to take this opportunity to emphasize the unacceptability of attempting to overthrow duly-elected governments by force. He appeals to the rebels to lay down their arms at once and to enter the peace process without preconditions.
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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 12:11:53 +0000 (GMT) From: UN IRIN - West Africa <irin-wa@wa.ocha.unon.org> Subject: SIERRA LEONE: Kofi Annan statement on Sierra Leone 1998.12.29
Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar
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