United Nations

SC/8709
1 May 2006

President of United Nations Security Council and Chairman of Military Staff Committee in May

NEW YORK, 28 April (UN Headquarters) -- In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for May:

Security Council

Basile Ikouebe, Permanent Representative of Congo, succeeds Wang Guangya, Permanent Representative of China, as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Major General Pascal Vinchon (France) succeeds Major General Liu Pei (China) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

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