Annan to name special representative to Iraq

Annan

March 4, 1998
Web posted at: 12:35 p.m. EST (1735 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will appoint Prakash Shah as the U.N.'s special representative for Iraq, CNN has learned.

Shah is a former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations.

The post of special representative to Iraq is new, but similar positions exist for other troubled countries, such as Afghanistan to Angola.

Shah had been mentioned at the United Nations as a likely candidate for the post for more than a week.

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• Kofi Annan - U.N. Secretary General
• Saddam Hussein - Iraqi President

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