SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMITTED TO PREVENTING ILLEGAL USE

 

OF Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ VEHICLES, FACILITIES BY ARMED MILITIA

 

The following statement on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA) was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Israeli Government has acknowledged that the video of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA) ambulance does in fact show the driver handling a stretcher and not a rocket.

The Secretary-General is committed to preventing the illegal use of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ vehicles or facilities by armed militants.  Should any further issues arise, the Secretary-General expects the Government of Israel to share with the United Nations, through normal diplomatic channels, any information it might have so that the matter may be properly investigated.

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