Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on a blast at a Russian Government building in Grozny

The Secretary-General has today written to the President of the Russian Federation extending his condolences to the people and Government of the Russian Federation and, in particular, to the families of those killed or injured in the blast which occured today at a Russian Government building in Grozny and said that "such acts cannot advance any cause and only adds to the suffering of a region that has endured so much already.