SC/7257
7 January 2002

PRESS STATEMENT ON OUTGOING SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, 4 January (UN Headquarters) -- Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) on the outgoing Council members:

The Council met this morning and members recorded their appreciation for the important contribution of the outgoing members, namely, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mali, Tunisia and Ukraine, to the work of the Security Council during the term 2000-2001.

Members of the Council also expressed their appreciation for the excellent manner in which Ambassador Moctar Ouane of Mali presided over the Council during the month of December 2001.

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