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Appointment of new UN Secretary General welcomed
December 17, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today welcomed the appointment
of Kofi Annan to the post of United Nations Secretary-General.
"Canada is very pleased with Mr. Annan's appointment. We
worked with Mr. Annan in his previous post of UN Undersecretary-General
for Peacekeeping and we look forward to working with him again
on the full range of issues facing the organization, foremost
among them, UN renewal," said Mr. Chrétien.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mr.
Boutros-Ghali and commend him for his leadership over the last
five years. There were many serious challenges to global peace
and security and human development during this period. Canada
greatly appreciated his sincere dedication and commitment to the
international community under sometimes very difficult circumstances.
We wish him all the best in his future endeavours," added
the Prime Minister.
Mr. Annan, a citizen of Ghana, will commence his five-year term
as UN Secretary-General on January 1, 1997.
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