Secretary-General welcomes results of ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on Cote d'Ivoire

He welcomes the results of the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit which took place in Accra on 29 September 2002, supports the Summit's call for the insurgents to cease hostilities and for all parties to work towards a negotiated settlement to avert further violence whose humanitarian consequences could be disastrous for Cote d'Ivoire and the entire subregion.

The Secretary-General calls on the international community to support the ECOWAS peace initiative and contribute to the creation of a conducive environment for a peaceful outcome of the crisis. He affirms the readiness of the United Nations to support the ongoing subregional efforts to resolve the crisis.