The Secretary-General sends UNECE Executive Secretary Ján Kubiš as special envoy to Kyrgyzstan
Geneva, 8 April 2010 --
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that he is sending Ján Kubiš, UNECE Executive Secretary, as special envoy to Kyrgyzstan following the violence that erupted in the country in the last days.
The Secretary-General “urgently appeals for dialogue and calm to avoid further bloodshed” in the country.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will also send an envoy to Kyrgyzstan.
Link to the Biographical note of Mr. Kubiš.
Ref: ECE/OES/10/P04