BAN KI-MOON EXPRESSES SADNESS AT DEATH OF FORMER RUSSIAN LEADER YELTSIN

BAN KI-MOON EXPRESSES SADNESS AT DEATH OF FORMER RUSSIAN LEADER YELTSIN
New York, Apr 23 2007 4:00PM
Voicing sadness today at the death of Boris Yeltsin, the Russian Federation's first democratically elected president, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalled the critical role he played in promoting political and economic reforms in his country.

Mr. Ban also remembered the efforts of Mr. Yeltsin – who served as president from 1991 to 1999 – "in fostering rapprochement between East and West," his spokesperson said in a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=2534">statement issued at UN Headquarters in New York.

"The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt condolences to Mr. Yeltsin's family and to the people and Government of the Russian Federation."
2007-04-23 00:00:00.000

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