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OAS SECRETARY GENERAL EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES TO RUSSIA

  September 7, 2004

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), César Gaviria, today condemned the recent terrorist siege of a school in Russia and expressed condolences to the victims and their families.

“The countries of the Americas stand with the Russian people in rejecting this brutal and cowardly act of terrorism,” Gaviria said. “The terrorists chose the most innocent of civilian targets, and as a result many children are among the victims. We express our solidarity with the Russian government and people in this difficult time.”

The Russian Federation has been an OAS Reference: E-140/04