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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on
Armenia

New York, 3 March 2008– The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about
the violent clashes between police forces and demonstrators in Armenia
over the weekend. It is his hope that these events, during which eight
people died, will be thoroughly investigated.

The Secretary-General calls on all parties to exercise full restraint
and to find a way out of the current crisis. He also urges the Armenian
authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure a return to normalcy,
including through a speedy lifting of the state of emergency.