BAN VOICES DEEP REGRET AT COUP D'ÉTAT IN MAURITANIA

BAN VOICES DEEP REGRET AT COUP D'ÉTAT IN MAURITANIA New York, Aug 6 2008 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his deep regret at today's overthrow by military leaders of the Mauritanian Government led by President Sidi Mohamed Ould Chiekh Abdallahi.

"The Secretary-General calls for respect for the rule of law and for the immediate restoration of constitutional order in the country," Mr. Ban's spokesperson <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=3338">said in a statement.

Mr. Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was elected President after multi-party democratic elections last year.
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