- Title: UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSS CRISIS IN SIERRA LEONE.
- Date: 9th May 2000
- Summary: UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MAY 8, 2000) (UNTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. MV/GV: PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH U.S SECRETARY OF STATE MADELIENE ALBRIGHT AND U.N SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN (2 SHOTS) 0.12 2. GV/PAN/MV: WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE 0.24 3. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) UN SPOKESMAN FRED ECKHARD: " The Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the rapidly deterioting situation in Sierra Leone, in particular the reports of continuing military movements by the RUF, and shooting in Freetown. He calls upon all parties to do their utmost to defuse the situation. He once again urges the RUF and its leader Foday Sankoh to cease immediately any hostile action." 0.58 4. MV/PAN: COUNCIL PRESIDENT WANG YINFANG WALKING 1.01 CU: SOUNDBITE WANG YINFANG (ENGLISH) "The impression is that the situation is getting very bad, deteriorating. But, later on, we got other information that the situation calmed down a little, so it's a very unstable situation in Sierra Leone, which deserves the close monitoring of the Security Council." 1.25 5. MV/PAN: WANG YINFANG LEAVING 1.29 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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